HMAS Launceston

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Launceston, after the city of Launceston, Tasmania.

HMAS Launceston (J179), a Bathurst-class corvette commissioned in 1942, and transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1946
HMAS Launceston (FCPB 207), a Fremantle-class patrol boat laid down in 1980 and decommissioned in 2006
HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94), an Armidale-class patrol boat commissioned in 2007 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Launceston are entitled to carry four battle honours:[1][2]

Pacific 1942–45
Indian Ocean 1942–44
East Indies 1944
Okinawa 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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