Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Manoora:
- HMAS Manoora (F48), a passenger liner launched in 1934, requisitioned by the RAN in 1939 for use as an armed merchant cruiser and later a landing ship, and returned to her owners in 1949
- HMAS Manoora (L 52), an amphibious transport ship acquired from the United States in 1994 and decommissioned in 2011
Battle honours
editShips named HMAS Manoora are entitled to carry seven battle honours:[1][2]
- Indian Ocean 1941–42
- Pacific 1942–45
- New Guinea 1944
- Leyte Gulf 1944
- Lingayen Gulf 1945
- Borneo 1945
- Persian Gulf 2002
References
edit- ^ "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.
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