HMAS Townsville

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Townsville, Queensland.

The first HMAS Townsville (J-205/M-205/A-124) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 13 May 1941 by Mrs. P. E. McNeil, wife of the Third Member of the Naval Board, and commissioned on 19 December 1941. HMAS Townsville paid off to reserve on 5 August 1946 and was sold for scrap to the Hong Kong Delta Shipping Company on 8 August 1956.

HMAS Townsville (right) in 1990
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HMAS Townsville (right) in 1990

The second HMAS Townsville (P-205) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 5 March 1979, launched on 16 May 1981 and commissioned on 18 July 1981.

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