HMAS Swan explained

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.

• , a River-class destroyer launched in 1915, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
• , a Grimsby-class sloop launched in 1936, decommissioned in 1962, and broken up for scrap
• , a River-class destroyer escort launched in 1967, decommissioned in 1996, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 1997

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Swan are entitled to carry four battle honours:^{[1] [2]}

• Adriatic 1917–18
• Darwin 1942
• Pacific 1941–45
• New Guinea 1943–44

See also

• , twenty ships of the Royal Navy.
• , three ships of the United States Navy.

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.