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 River-class torpedo-boat destroyer 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 River-class destroyer escort commissioned in 1971, decommissioned in 1998, and sunk as a target in 1999
- One of the Adelaide-class frigates was to be named HMAS Torrens, but at a point between 1982 and 1993 the decision was made to name the ship HMAS Melbourne[1]
Battle honours[]
Ships named HMAS Torrens are entitled to carry a single battle honour:[2][3]
- Adriatic 1917–18
References[]
- ↑ MacDougall, Anthony K. (2002) [1991]. Australians at war: a pictoral history (2nd (revised and expanded) ed.). Noble Park, VIC: The Five Mile Press. p. 344. ISBN 1-86503-865-2.
- ↑ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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