Ships and units of the Royal Australian Navy have received numerous battle honours throughout the navy's history. Before 1947, battle honours awarded to RAN...
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The Royal Australian Navy Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, honours the sailors who have served to protect the...
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The Royal Australian Navy, although a significant force in the Asia-Pacific region, is nonetheless classed as a medium-sized navy. Its fleet is based...
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice...
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The history of the Royal Australian Navy traces the development of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from the colonisation of Australia by the British in...
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Library of Australia. Stevens, D. (2001). The Royal Australian Navy — A History. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195555422. Portals: Australia Royal...
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The Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service is the submarine element of the Royal Australian Navy. The service currently forms the Navy's Submarine Force...
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet is made up of 31 commissioned warships and 16 non-commissioned as of April 2024[update]. The main strength is the...
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This is a list of major classes of warship operated by the Royal Australian Navy. Included are capital ships, amphibious vessels, cruisers, destroyers...
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of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy, including past and present aircraft operated by the Navy of Australia]. "MH-60R Seahawk". Royal Australian Navy...
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Commons has media related to Ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Amphibious warfare ships of Australia Royal Australian Navy website Current Ships (ships active...
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The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of...
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During World War II the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) formed beach commando units to go ashore with the first wave of amphibious assaults. They would conduct...
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HMAS Sydney (redirect from List of ships named HMAS Sydney)
been awarded fourteen battle honours by the Royal Australian Navy. These include two of the only three battle honours awarded in the 20th century for an...
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Collins-class submarine (section Welding of Collins)
The Collins-class submarines are Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Collins class takes its...
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The Australian white ensign (also known as the Australian naval ensign or the Royal Australian Navy ensign) is a naval ensign used by ships of the Royal...
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The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre is the maritime museum of the Royal Australian Navy. The centre opened on 4 October 2005 and is located within...
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HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) (category Anzac-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy)
was the lead ship of the Anzac-class frigates in use with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Entering Australian service...
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STS Young Endeavour II (category Training ships of the Royal Australian Navy)
Endeavour II is an Australian tall ship. Built by Birdon Group, the ship will be operated and maintained by the Royal Australian Navy. Young Endeavour II...
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The Royal Australian Navy Band (RAN Band) is the Royal Australian Navy's official musical branch. The band comprises two full-time detachments and four...
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723 Squadron RAN (category Flying squadrons of the Royal Australian Navy)
23 December 2012. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14...
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Bay-class landing ship (category Ship classes of the Royal Navy)
the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 2011, who operate her as HMAS Choules. Since 2020, the RFA has used the ships for littoral warfare as part of Littoral...
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The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The current Royal Australian Naval...
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The Canberra class is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning to upgrade the navy's...
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a list of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels which were damaged or sunk causing loss of life, in warlike and non-warlike circumstances. The list includes...
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of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Australia. A third ship was to receive the name, but her transfer from the Royal Navy to the Royal...
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Cape-class patrol boat (redirect from Australian Cape class patrol boat)
The Cape class is a ship class of 22 large patrol boats operated by the Marine Unit of the Australian Border Force, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and...
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Armidale-class patrol boat (category Use Australian English from March 2018)
The Armidale class is a class of patrol boats built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning for a class of vessels to replace the fifteen Fremantle-class...
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HMAS Koala (category Boom defence vessels of the Royal Australian Navy)
Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours"...
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three branches: the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The ADF has a strength of just over 89,000...
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