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HMAS Warrego

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Warrego, for the Warrego River in Queensland.

  • HMAS Warrego (D70), a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer commissioned in 1912 and serving until 1928
  • HMAS Warrego (U73), a Grimsby-class sloop commissioned in 1940 and serving until 1966

    • Battle honours

    Seven battle honours have been earned by ships named HMAS Warrego:

  • Rabaul 1914
  • Adriatic 1917–18
  • Darwin 1942
  • Pacific 1941–45
  • New Guinea 1942
  • Lingayen Gulf 1945
  • Borneo 1945

    • References

    HMAS Warrego Wikipedia
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