HMAS Fremantle
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Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Fremantle for the city of Fremantle, Western Australia:
- HMS Swordsman, an S class destroyer of the Royal Navy transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 was to have been renamed HMAS Fremantle, but the renaming order was rescinded in 1920
- HMAS Fremantle (J246), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1943 and decommissioned in 1959
- HMAS Fremantle (FCPB 203), a Fremantle class patrol boat commissioned in 1980 and decommissioned in 2006
[edit] Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Fremantle are entitled to carry two battle honours:[1][2]
[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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