HMAS Ipswich

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Ipswich for the Queensland city of Ipswich.

• The first HMAS Ipswich (J-186/B-244/A-118) was a Bathurst-class corvette which served during World War II.

• The second HMAS Ipswich (P-209) is a Fremantle-class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 29 October 1980, launched on 25 September 1982 and commissioned on 13 November 1982.