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 2018

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Wollongong 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. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
"Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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