Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Ipswich, for the city of Ipswich, Queensland.
- HMAS Ipswich (J186), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
- HMAS Ipswich (FCPB 209), a Fremantle class patrol boat which entered service in 1982 and was decommissioned in 2007
Battle honours[]
Ships named HMAS Ipswich are entitled to carry five battle honours:[1][2]
- Pacific 1942
- Indian Ocean 1942–45
- Sicily 1943
- 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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