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HMAS Whyalla

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia

  • HMAS Whyalla (J153), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941, decommissioned in 1946, operated as a Victorian Public Works lighthouse tender until 1984, and preserved as a landlocked museum ship
  • HMAS Whyalla (FCPB 208), a Fremantle-class patrol boat launched in 1982, and decommissioned in 2005

    • Battle honours

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

  • Pacific 1942–45
  • New Guinea 1942–44
  • Okinawa 1945

    • References

    HMAS Whyalla Wikipedia
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