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HMAS Bowen (J-285/M-285), named for the town of Bowen, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland on 9 February 1942, launched on 11 June 1942 by Mrs. George Crittal and commissioned on 9 November 1942. HMAS Bowen paid off on 17 January 1946 and was sold for scrap to the Hong Kong Rolling Mills on 18 May 1956. Bowen

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HMAS SydneyFour ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Sydney after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales. The first Sydney was a Town-class light cruiser launched 29 August 1912. The second Sydney was a modified Leander class light cruiser laHMAS MelbourneThree ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and second largest city in Australia. The first Melbourne was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912. The second Melbourne was a MajHMAS AnzacThree ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, which came into definite use in January, 1915: The first Anzac (G-00) was a Marksman class destroyer commissioned in 1920 and paid off in
HMAS AruntaTwo ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Arunta derived from the Arrernte aboriginal people from central Australia. The first Arunta was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1942. The second Arunta is an Anzac class frigate commHMAS BallaratTwo ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat (or Ballaarat) in Victoria. The first HMAS Ballarat was a Bathurst class corvette, built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 10 DeHMAS BarcooHMAS Barcoo (K-375/F-375/A-245), named for the Barcoo River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 21 October 1942, launched on 26 August 1943 by Mrs. Keane,
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