HMAS Gladstone

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Gladstone, for the port city of Gladstone, Queensland:

HMAS Gladstone (J324), a Bathurst class corvette commissioned in 1943 and paid off in 1956
HMAS Gladstone (FCPB 216), Fremantle class patrol boat commissioned in 1984 and decommissioned in 2007

Battle honours

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

Pacific 1943–45
New Guinea 1943–44

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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