HMAS Melville (naval Base)
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One ship and one naval base of the
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have been named HMAS ''Melville'', after Melville Island. *, a naval base in Darwin, which operated from 1940 until its destruction by Cyclone Tracy in 1974 *, a ''Leeuwin''-class hydrographic survey vessel commissioned in 2000 and active as of 2016


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*, three ships of the Royal Navy {{DEFAULTSORT:Melville, Hmas Royal Australian Navy ship names