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HMAS Swan

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Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.

  • HMAS Swan (D61), a River class destroyer launched in 1915, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
  • HMAS Swan (U74), a Grimsby class sloop launched in 1936, decommissioned in 1962, and broken up for scrap
  • HMAS Swan (DE 50), a River class destroyer escort launched in 1967, decommissioned in 1996, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 1997

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Swan are entitled to carry four battle honours:

  • Adriatic 1917–18
  • Darwin 1942
  • Pacific 1941–45
  • New Guinea 1943–44

    • References

    HMAS Swan Wikipedia
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