HMAS Hawkesbury

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hawkesbury, after the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales.

, a launched in 1943, decommissioned in 1947, recommissioned in 1952, and decommissioned for the second time in 1955 , a launched in 1998 and commissioned but in reserve as of 2016

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Hawkesbury are entitled to carry three battle honours:

Pacific 1944–45 New Guinea 1944 Borneo 1945

See also

, a Canadian from World War II.

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