HMAS Melbourne
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For other uses, see Melbourne (disambiguation).
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria.
- HMAS Melbourne (1912), a Chatham class light cruiser launched in 1912 and broken up for scrap in 1929
- HMAS Melbourne (R21), a Majestic class aircraft carrier acquired by the RAN in 1947. She was involved in two major collisions during her career, and was sold for scrap in 1985.
- HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05), an Adelaide class guided missile frigate launched in 1989 and active as of 2012
[edit] Battle honours
Between them, ships named HMAS Melbourne have earned five battle honours.[1][2]
- Rabaul 1914
- North Sea 1916–18
- Malaysia 1965–66
- East Timor 2000
- Persian Gulf 2002
[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 4 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 4 March 2010.
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