HMAS Diamantina
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For other uses, see Diamantina (disambiguation).
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Diamantina, after the Diamantina River in Queensland.
- HMAS Diamantina (K377), a River class frigate commissioned in 1945, decommissioned in 1980, and preserved as a museum ship
- HMAS Diamantina (M 86), a Huon class minehunter, commissioned in 2001 and active as of 2012
[edit] Battle honours
A single battle honour was earned by the frigate HMAS Diamantina, and is inherited by all subsequent ships of the name:[1][2]
- Pacific 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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