HMAS Adelaide explained

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Adelaide, after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia:

• was a Town-class light cruiser commissioned in 1922 and decommissioned in 1946
• was an Adelaide-class frigate commissioned in 1980 and decommissioned in 2008
• is a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship commissioned in 2015 and active as of 2022

Battle honours

Ships of the name HMAS Adelaide have earned four battle honours:^{[1] [2]}

• Pacific 1941–43
• East Indies 1942
• East Timor 1999
• Persian Gulf 2001–02

Notes and References

1. News: Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours . 13 June 2011 . Royal Australian Navy . 23 December 2012.
2. Web site: Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . Royal Australian Navy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf . 14 June 2011 . 23 December 2012.