HMAS Swan
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Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.
- HMAS Swan (D61), a River class destroyer launched in 1915, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
- HMAS Swan (U74), a Grimsby class sloop launched in 1936, decommissioned in 1962, and broken up for scrap
- HMAS Swan (DE 50), a River class destroyer escort launched in 1967, decommissioned in 1996, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 1997
[edit] Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Swan are entitled to carry four battle honours:[1][2]
- Adriatic 1917–18
- Darwin 1942
- Pacific 1941–45
- New Guinea 1943–44
[edit] See also
[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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