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HMAS Whyalla
List of ships with the same or similar names From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Whyalla are entitled to carry three battle honours:[1][2]
- Pacific 1942–45
- New Guinea 1942–44
- Okinawa 1945
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