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HMAS Pirie

List of ships with the same or similar names

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Pirie, after the city of Port Pirie, South Australia.

  • HMAS Pirie (J189), a Bathurst-class corvette commissioned in 1942 and sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946
  • HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87), an Armidale-class patrol boat commissioned in 2006 and decommissioned in 2021.

Battle honours

Three battle honours were earned by the first HMAS Pirie, and are carried by all subsequent ships of the name:[1][2]

References

  1. [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. [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.
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