Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS ''Diamantina'', after the
Diamantina River
The Diamantina River is a major river located in Central West Queensland and the far north of South Australia.
The river was named by William Landsborough in 1866 for Lady Diamantina Bowen (née Roma), wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Govern ...
in Queensland, named in honour of the wife of Governor of Queensland, Lady Diamantina Roma Bowen for her contribution to the State of Queensland.
* , a River-class frigate commissioned in 1945, decommissioned in 1980, and preserved as a museum ship
* , a ''Huon''-class minehunter, commissioned in 2001 and active as of 2016
Battle honours
A single
battle honour was earned by the frigate HMAS ''Diamantina'', and is inherited by all subsequent ships of the name:
*
Pacific 1945
References
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Royal Australian Navy ship names