HMAS Whyalla

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia.

• HMAS Whyalla (J153), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941, decommissioned in 1946, operated as a Victorian Public Works lighthouse tender until 1984, and preserved as a landlocked museum ship
• HMAS Whyalla (FCPB 208), a Fremantle-class patrol boat launched in 1982, and decommissioned in 2005

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Whyalla are entitled to carry three battle honours:^[1][2]

• Pacific 1942–45
• New Guinea 1942–44
• Okinawa 1945