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HMAS Ipswich

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

  • HMAS Ipswich (J186), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Ipswich (FCPB 209), a Fremantle class patrol boat which entered service in 1982 and was decommissioned in 2007

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Ipswich are entitled to carry five battle honours:

  • Pacific 1942
  • Indian Ocean 1942–45
  • Sicily 1943
  • East Indies 1944
  • Okinawa 1945

    • References

    HMAS Ipswich Wikipedia
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