HMAS Wollongong

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Wollongong, after the city of Wollongong, New South Wales

• , a launched in 1941 and sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
• , a launched in 1981, and decommissioned in 2005
• , an commissioned in 2007, and decommissioned in 2022

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Wollongong are entitled to carry six battle honours:

• Pacific 1942–45
• Indian Ocean 1942–45
• Sicily 1943
• Mediterranean 1943
• East Indies 1943
• Okinawa 1945

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