HMAS Torrens

Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Torrens, after the River Torrens.


 * HMAS Torrens (D67), a commissioned in 1916, decommissioned in 1920, and sunk as a target in 1930
 * HMAS Torrens (naval base), a naval depot at Port Adelaide, South Australia, operated from 1940 to 1964
 * HMAS Torrens (DE 53), a commissioned in 1971, decommissioned in 1998, and sunk as a target in 1999
 * One of the s was to be named HMAS Torrens, but at a point between 1982 and 1993 the decision was made to name the ship HMAS Melbourne

Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Torrens are entitled to carry a single battle honour:
 * Adriatic 1917–18