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HMAS Canberra

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Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Canberra, for Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

  • HMAS Canberra (D33), a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
  • HMAS Canberra (FFG 02), an Adelaide-class guided missile frigate launched in 1978, decommissioned in 2005, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 2009
  • HMAS Canberra (L02), lead vessel of the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks, launched in 2011, and active as of 2016

    • Battle honours

    Five battle honours are associated with the name HMAS Canberra.

  • East Indies 1940–41
  • Pacific 1941–42
  • Guadacanal 1942
  • Savo Island 1942
  • Persian Gulf 2002

    • References

    HMAS Canberra Wikipedia
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