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HMAS Geelong

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geelong, for the city of Geelong, Victoria.

  • HMAS Geelong (J201), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and lost after colliding with an American tanker in 1944
  • HMAS Geelong (FCPB 215), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1984 and decommissioned in 2006

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Geelong are entitled to carry two battle honours:

  • Pacific 1942–44
  • New Guinea 1944

    • References

    HMAS Geelong Wikipedia
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