HMAS Bendigo
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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Bendigo, for the city of Bendigo, Victoria.
- HMAS Bendigo (J187), a Bathurst class corvette laid down in 1940 and sold into civilian service in 1946.
- HMAS Bendigo (FCPB 211), a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down in 1981 and decommissioned in 2006.
[edit] Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Bendigo have been awarded three battle honours.[1][2]
- Pacific 1944–45
- New Guinea 1944
- Borneo 1945
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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