HMAS Derwent

HMAS Derwent

One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Derwent, after the Derwent River in Tasmania.

  • HMAS Derwent (naval base), a naval base in Tasmania, renamed HMAS Huon in 1942 to avoid confusion with HMS Derwent.
  • HMAS Derwent (DE 49), a River class destroyer escort which entered service in 1964, left service in 1994, and sunk as an artificial reef

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