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HMAS Warrnambool

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

  • HMAS Warrnambool (J202), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941 and lost in 1947 following a collision with a mine
  • HMAS Warrnambool (FCPB 204), a Fremantle-class patrol boat launched in 1980 and decommissioned in 2005

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Warrnambool are entitled to carry three battle honours:

  • Darwin 1942
  • Pacific 1942–45
  • New Guinea 1942

    • References

    HMAS Warrnambool Wikipedia
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