HMAS Pirie

Updated on Nov 09, 2023

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Pirie, after the city of Port Pirie, South Australia.

HMAS Pirie (J189), a Bathurst-class corvette commissioned in 1942 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946

HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87), an Armidale-class patrol boat commissioned in 2006 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

Three battle honours were earned by the first HMAS Pirie, and are carried by all subsequent ships of the name:

Pacific 1942–45

New Guinea 1943–44

Okinawa 1945

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