HMAS Whyalla

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla for the city of Whyalla, South Australia

HMAS Whyalla (J153), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941, decommissioned in 1946, operated as a Victorian Public Works lighthouse tender until 1984, and preserved as a landlocked museum ship
HMAS Whyalla (FCPB 208), a Fremantle class patrol boat decommissioned in 2005

Battle honours

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

Pacific 1942–45
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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