HMAS Wollongong

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Wollongong after the city of Wollongong, New South Wales

HMAS Wollongong (J172), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
HMAS Wollongong (FCPB 206), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1981, and decommissioned in 2005
HMAS Wollongong (ACPB 92), an Armidale class patrol boat commissioned in 2007 and active as of 2012

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Woolongong are entitled to carry six battle honours:^[1]^[2]

Pacific 1942–45
Indian Ocean 1942–45
Sicily 1943
Mediterranean 1943
East Indies 1943
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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