HMAS Fremantle

Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Fremantle for the city of Fremantle, Western Australia:

HMS Swordsman, an S class destroyer of the Royal Navy transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 was to have been renamed HMAS Fremantle, but the renaming order was rescinded in 1920
HMAS Fremantle (J246), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1943 and decommissioned in 1959
HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203), a Fremantle class patrol boat commissioned in 1980 and decommissioned in 2006

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Fremantle are entitled to carry two battle honours:^[1]^[2]

Darwin 1943
Pacific 1943–45

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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