HMAS Canberra (LHD 02) At Berth Prior To Commissioning

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS ''Canberra'', for Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

*, a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
*, an ''Adelaide''-class guided missile frigate launched in 1978, decommissioned in 2005, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 2009
*, lead vessel of the ''Canberra''-class landing helicopter docks, launched in 2011, and active as of 2022

Battle honours

Five battle honours are associated with the name HMAS ''Canberra''.
* East Indies 1940–41
* South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Pacific 1941–42
* Guadalcanal Campaign, Guadalcanal 1942
* Battle of Savo Island, Savo Island 1942
* War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Persian Gulf 2002

See also

* , a passenger liner launched in 1961, which served during the Falklands War as a troopship, and was sold for scrap in 1997
* , a ''Baltimore''-class cruiser that entered service in 1943, and decommissioned in 1970. The ship was named in honour of the cruiser ''Canberra'' and is the only ship of the United States Navy to carry the name of a foreign capital city.
* , an '' Independence''-class littoral combat ship.

References

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Royal Australian Navy ship names