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HMAS Gawler

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Gawler, for the town of Gawler, South Australia.

  • HMAS Gawler (J188), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Gawler (FCPB 212), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1983 and decommissioned in 2006

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Gawler are entitled to carry three battle honours:

  • Pacific 1942
  • Indian Ocean 1943–45
  • Sicily 1943

    • References

    HMAS Gawler Wikipedia
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