HMAS Hobart
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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hobart, for Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania.
- HMAS Hobart (D63), a Leander class light cruiser acquired from the Royal Navy in 1938, and operating until 1962.
- HMAS Hobart (D 39), a Perth class guided missile destroyer commissined in 1965 and decommissioned in 2000.
- HMAS Hobart (DDGH 39), lead ship of the Hobart class air warfare destroyers, scheduled to enter service around 2013.
[edit] Battle honours
Ships of the name HMAS Hobart have earned nine battle honours:[1][2]
- Mediterranean 1941
- Indian Ocean 1941
- Coral Sea 1942
- Savo Island 1942
- Guadacanal 1942
- Pacific 1942–45
- East Indies 1940
- Borneo 1945
- Vietnam 1967–70
[edit] See also
- HMS Hobart (1794), an 18-gun sloop built by the French, captured by the Royal Navy in 1794, and operated until her sale in India in 1803.
[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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