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:

  • 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.

References