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HMAS Warramunga

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Warramunga, after the Warumungu Aborigines.

  • HMAS Warramunga (I44), a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1942. The ship fought during the latter half of World War II, and in the Korean War. She was decommissioned in 1959, and sold for scrap.
  • HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152), an Anzac-class frigate commissioned in 2001 and in active service as of 2016

    • Battle honours

    Six battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Warramunga.

  • Pacific 1943–45
  • New Guinea 1943–44
  • Leyte Gulf 1944
  • Lingayen Gulf 1945
  • Borneo 1945
  • Korea 1951–52

    • References

    HMAS Warramunga Wikipedia
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