HMAS Adelaide

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Adelaide, after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia:

• HMAS Adelaide (1918) was a Town-class light cruiser commissioned in 1922 and decommissioned in 1946
• HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) was an Adelaide-class frigate commissioned in 1980 and decommissioned in 2008
• HMAS Adelaide (L01) is a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship commissioned in 2015 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

Ships of the name HMAS Adelaide have earned four battle honours:[1][2]

• Pacific 1941–43
• East Indies 1942
• East Timor 1999
• Persian Gulf 2001–02

References

1. "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.