HMAS Adelaide
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Adelaide, after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia:
- HMAS Adelaide (1918) was a Town-class light cruiser commissioned in 1922 and decommissioned in 1946
- HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) was an Adelaide-class frigate commissioned in 1980 and decommissioned in 2008
- HMAS Adelaide (L01) is a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship commissioned in 2015 and active as of 2022
Battle honours
[edit]Ships of the name HMAS Adelaide have earned four battle honours:[1][2]
- Pacific 1941–43
- East Indies 1942
- East Timor 1999
- Persian Gulf 2001–02
References
[edit]- ^ "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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