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HMAS Geraldton

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geraldton, for the port of Geraldton, Western Australia.

  • HMAS Geraldton (J178), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1983 and decommissioned in 2006

    • Battle honours

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

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

    • References

    HMAS Geraldton Wikipedia
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