HMAS Pirie
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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Pirie after the city of Port Pirie, South Australia.
- HMAS Pirie (J189), a Bathurst class corvette commissioned in 1942 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946
- HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87), an Armidale class patrol boat commissioned in 2006 and active as of 2012
[edit] Battle honours
Three battle honours were earned by the first HMAS Pirie, and are carried by all subsequent ships of the name:[1][2]
- Pacific 1942–45
- New Guinea 1943–44
- Okinawa 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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