Three ships of the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Ma ...
(RAN) have been named HMAS ''Swan'', for the
Swan River in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
*, a River-class destroyer launched in 1915, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
*, a ''Grimsby''-class sloop launched in 1936, decommissioned in 1962, and broken up for scrap
*, a River-class destroyer escort launched in 1967, decommissioned in 1996, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 1997
Battle honours
Ships named HMAS ''Swan'' are entitled to carry four
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 Military operation, operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
In ...
s:
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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 Se ...
1917–18
*
Darwin 1942
*
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
1941–45
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New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
1943–44
See also
* , twenty ships of the Royal Navy.
* , three ships of the United States Navy.
References
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Royal Australian Navy ship names