HMAS Ipswich

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. 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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[newhonours-1] "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.

[honourslist-2] "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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