Two ships of the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...
(RAN) have been named HMAS ''Hawkesbury'', after the
Hawkesbury River in
New South Wales
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.
* , a launched in 1943, decommissioned in 1947, recommissioned in 1952, and decommissioned for the second time in 1955
* , a launched in 1998 and commissioned but in reserve as of 2016
Battle honours
Ships named HMAS ''Hawkesbury'' are entitled to carry three
battle honours:
*
Pacific 1944–45
*
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
1944
*
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
1945
See also
* , a Canadian from World War II.
References
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Royal Australian Navy ship names