Two ships and a shore establishment 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 ''Torrens'', after the

River Torrens The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...

. * , a commissioned in 1916, decommissioned in 1920, and sunk as a target in 1930 * , a naval depot at Port Adelaide, South Australia, operated from 1940 to 1964 * , a commissioned in 1971, decommissioned in 1998, and sunk as a target in 1999

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS ''Torrens'' are entitled to carry a single

battle honour A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible. In European military t ...

: *

Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) ...

1917–18

References

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