HMAS Manoora
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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Manoora:
- HMAS Manoora (F48), a passenger liner launched in 1934, requisitioned by the RAN in 1939 for use as an armed merchant cruiser and later a landing ship, and returned to her owners in 1949
- HMAS Manoora (L 52), an amphibious transport ship acquired from the United States in 1994 and decommissioned in 2011
Battle honours
[edit]Ships named HMAS Manoora are entitled to carry seven battle honours:[1][2]
- Indian Ocean 1941–42
- Pacific 1942–45
- New Guinea 1944
- Leyte Gulf 1944
- Lingayen Gulf 1945
- Borneo 1945
- Persian Gulf 2002
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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