HMAS Geraldton

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geraldton, for the port of Geraldton, Western Australia.

HMAS Geraldton (J178), a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1941 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946
HMAS Geraldton (FCPB 213), a Fremantle class patrol boat launched in 1983 and decommissioned in 2006

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Geraldton are entitled to carry three battle honours:^[1]

Pacific 1942
Indian Ocean 1942–45
Sicily 1943

References

↑ "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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