HMAS Diamantina

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Diamantina, after the Diamantina River in Queensland, named in honour of the wife of Governor of Queensland, Lady Diamantina Roma Bowen for her contribution to the State of Queensland.

HMAS Diamantina (K377), a River-class frigate commissioned in 1945, decommissioned in 1980, and preserved as a museum ship
HMAS Diamantina (M 86), a Huon-class minehunter, commissioned in 2001 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

A single battle honour was earned by the frigate HMAS Diamantina, and is inherited by all subsequent ships of the name:[1][2]

Pacific 1945

References

"Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
"Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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[newhonours-1] "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[honourslist-2] "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.