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HMAS Shepparton

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Shepparton, after the city of Shepparton, Victoria.HMAS Shepparton (J248), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1942 and sold for scrap in 1958 HMAS Shepparton , a Paluma-class survey vessel launched in 1989 and active as of 2016

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Shepparton, after the city of Shepparton, Victoria.

HMAS Shepparton (J248), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1942 and sold for scrap in 1958
HMAS Shepparton (A 03), a Paluma-class survey vessel launched in 1989 and active as of 2016

Battle honours

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

Pacific 1943
New Guinea 1943–44

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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.