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HMAS Wollongong

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Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Wollongong, after the city of Wollongong, New South Wales

  • HMAS Wollongong (J172), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941 and sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Wollongong (FCPB 206), a Fremantle-class patrol boat launched in 1981, and decommissioned in 2005
  • HMAS Wollongong (ACPB 92), an Armidale-class patrol boat commissioned in 2007 and active as of 2016

    • Battle honours

    Ships named HMAS Wollongong are entitled to carry six battle honours:

  • Pacific 1942–45
  • Indian Ocean 1942–45
  • Sicily 1943
  • Mediterranean 1943
  • East Indies 1943
  • Okinawa 1945

    • References

    HMAS Wollongong Wikipedia
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