HMAS Townsville

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

HMAS Townsville (J205), a Bathurst class corvette that was launched in 1941, served until 1946, and was scrapped in 1956
HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1981, in service until 2007, and preserved as a museum ship

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Townsville are entitled to carry three battle honours:^[1]^[2]

Darwin 1942
Pacific 1942–45
New Guinea 1944

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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