Battle Honours
Ships named HMAS Australia are entitled to carry ten battle honours:
- Rabaul 1914
- North Sea 1915–18
- Atlantic 1940–41
- Pacific 1941–43
- Coral Sea 1942
- Savo Island 1942
- Guadalcanal 1942
- New Guinea 1942–44
- Leyte Gulf 1944
- Lingayen Gulf 1945
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Famous quotes containing the words battle and/or honours:
“The battle of the North Atlantic is a grim business, and it isn’t going to be won by charm and personality.”
—Edmund H. North, British screenwriter, and Lewis Gilbert. First Sea Lord (Laurence Naismith)
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)