Two ships of the

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(RAN) have been named HMAS ''Ararat'', for the town of

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. *, a ''Bathurst''-class corvette launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1961 *, an ''Armidale''-class patrol boat launched in 2006 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

Two battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS ''Ararat'': * Pacific 1943–45 *

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1943–44

References

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