HMAS Huon (D50) [SEP] named after
HMAS Huon (D50)
HMAS "Huon" (D50), named after the Huon River, was a of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Originally to be named after the River Derwent, the ship was renamed before her 1914 launch because of a naming conflict with a Royal Navy vessel.
"Huon" was commissioned into the RAN in late 1915, and after completion was deployed to the Far East. In mid-1917, "Huon" and her five sister ships were transferred to the Mediterranean. "
HMAS Gascoyne
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS "Gascoyne", after the Gascoyne River, the longest river in Western Australia.
- , a River-class frigate laid down in 1942 and paid off in 1966
- , a "Huon"-class minehunter in service as of 2016
Battle honours.
Ships named HMAS "Gascoyne" are entitled to carry five battle honours:
- New Guinea 1944
- Leyte Gulf 1944
- Lingayen Gulf 1945
- Borneo 1945
- Pacific