Four Australian naval vessels have been named HMAS ''Paluma'' after an Aboriginal word meaning "thunder": * was a gunboat built for the Queensland colonial navy in 1884. She was acquired by the

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(RAN) in 1913, and was sold into civilian service in 1916. *, an auxiliary patrol boat built in 1941 *, formerly ''Motor Stores Lighter No. 252'' (MSL 252), was altered during construction into a survey ship, and completed in 1945 *, lead ship of the ''Paluma''-class motor launches, built in 1989 and in service as of 2016

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS ''Paluma'' are entitled to bear a single

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: *

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1942–43

References

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