HMAS Whyalla

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia.

, a launched in 1941, decommissioned in 1946, operated as a Victorian Public Works lighthouse tender until 1984, and preserved as a landlocked museum ship in Whyalla. , a launched in 1982, and decommissioned in 2005. She was scrapped in 2006.

Battle honours Ships named HMAS Whyalla are entitled to carry three battle honours: Pacific 1942–45 New Guinea 1942–44 Okinawa 1945

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