HMAS Hawkesbury

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales.

The first HMAS Hawkesbury K-363/F-363 was a River class frigate built by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 24 July 1943 and commissioned on 5 July 1944. Hawkesbury was decommissioned to reserve in May 1947 but recommissioned in July 1952. HMAS Hawkesbury paid off on 14 February 1955 and was sold on 21 September 1961.

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The second HMAS Hawkesbury M-83 is a Huon class minehunter laid down by Australian Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales on 12 September 1995, launched on 24 April 1998 and commissioned on 12 February 2000.

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