• Source: HMAS Canberra

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Canberra, for Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

HMAS Canberra (D33), a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02), an Adelaide-class guided missile frigate launched in 1978, decommissioned in 2005, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 2009
HMAS Canberra (L02), lead vessel of the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks, launched in 2011, and active as of 2022




Battle honours


Five battle honours are associated with the name HMAS Canberra.

East Indies 1940–41
Pacific 1941–42
Guadalcanal 1942
Savo Island 1942
Persian Gulf 2002




See also


SS Canberra, a passenger liner launched in 1961, which served during the Falklands War as a troopship, and was sold for scrap in 1997
USS Canberra (CA-70), a Baltimore-class cruiser that entered service in 1943, and decommissioned in 1970. The ship was named in honour of the cruiser Canberra and is the only ship of the United States Navy to carry the name of a foreign capital city.
USS Canberra (LCS-30), an Independence-class littoral combat ship.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• HMAS Canberra (L02)
• Canberra
• Hector Waller
• Australia
• HMAS Adelaide (L01)
• HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)
• HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
• Henry Burrell (laksamana)
• HMAS Sydney (R17)
• Palagan Pasifik Barat Daya dalam Perang Dunia II
• HMAS Canberra
• HMAS Canberra (L02)
• HMAS Canberra (D33)
• HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)
• Canberra-class landing helicopter dock
• Canberra (disambiguation)
• USS Canberra (LCS-30)
• USS Canberra (CA-70)
• HMS Shropshire
• History of the Royal Australian Navy