Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac, after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC).

  • , a commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Anzac and presented to the Australian Government in 1919. The ship was paid off in 1931, and sunk as a target four years later.
  • , a commissioned in 1951. The ship was paid off in 1974, and sold for scrap.
  • , the lead ship of the of frigates. The frigate was commissioned in 1996 and retired in 2024.

Battle honours

Five battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Anzac:

  • Korea 1951–53
  • Malaya 1956
  • East Timor 1999
  • Persian Gulf 2001–03
  • Iraq 2003

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