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HMAS Launceston

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Launceston, after the city of Launceston, Tasmania.

  • HMAS Launceston (J179), a Bathurst-class corvette commissioned in 1942, and transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Launceston (FCPB 207), a Fremantle-class patrol boat laid down in 1980 and decommissioned in 2006
  • HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94), an Armidale-class patrol boat commissioned in 2007 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Launceston are entitled to carry four battle honours:[1][2]

  • Pacific 1942–45
  • Indian Ocean 1942–44
  • East Indies 1944
  • Okinawa 1945

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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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