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HMAS Protector

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships have been named HMAS Protector.HMAS Protector (1884), a gunboat operated by the South Australian colonial navy and the RAN between 1884 and 1943 HMAS Protector , a trials ship operated by the RAN between 1990 and 1998, and by Defence Maritime Services from that date

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships have been named HMAS Protector.

HMAS Protector (1884), a gunboat operated by the South Australian colonial navy and the RAN between 1884 and 1943
HMAS Protector (ASR 241), a trials ship operated by the RAN between 1990 and 1998, and by Defence Maritime Services from that date

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Protector are entitled to carry two battle honours:¹²

China 1900
Rabaul 1914

See also

See also

HMS Protector, seven ships of the Royal Navy
HMCS Protector, a Canadian naval base established at Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1943 and operating until 1965

References

References

"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.