HMAS Hobart

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hobart, for Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania.

• HMAS Hobart (D63), a Leander class light cruiser acquired from the Royal Navy in 1938, and operating until 1947.
• HMAS Hobart (D 39), a Perth class guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1965 and decommissioned in 2000.
• HMAS Hobart (DDGH 39), lead ship of the Hobart class air warfare destroyers, scheduled to enter service in 2017.

Battle honours

Ships of the name HMAS Hobart have earned nine battle honours:^[1][2]

• Mediterranean 1941
• Indian Ocean 1941
• Coral Sea 1942
• Savo Island 1942
• Guadacanal 1942
• Pacific 1942–45
• East Indies 1940
• Borneo 1945
• Vietnam 1967–70

See also

• HMS Hobart (1794), an 18-gun sloop built by the French, captured by the Royal Navy in 1794, and operated until her sale in India in 1803.

References

1. "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.