HMAS Swan

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Template:Italic title prefixed Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.

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

Battle honours

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See also

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