HMAS Ballarat

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat, Victoria.

HMAS Ballarat (J184), a Bathurst class corvette serving from 1940 to 1947
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), an Anzac class frigate commissioned in 2004 and active as of 2012

Battle honours

Three battle honours are carried by ships named HMAS Ballarat:^[1]^[2]

Pacific 1941–45
New Guinea 1942–44
Okinawa 1945

References

^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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