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HMT Ballarat, built for P&O in 1911 to expand its Blue Anchor Line subsidiary. Requisitioned as a troopship in the First World War. On 25 April 1917 a German submarine torpedoed her in the English Channel. All her passengers and crew were rescued and she was taken in tow, but she sank the next day.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat, Victoria.

• HMAS Ballarat (J184), a Bathurst-class corvette serving from 1940 to 1947
• HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), an Anzac-class frigate commissioned in 2004 and active as of 2019

Battle honours

Three battle honours are carried by ships named HMAS Ballarat:

• Pacific 1941–45
• New Guinea 1942–44
• Okinawa 1945

References

1. "His Majesty's Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships, Transporting the AIF".
2. "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.
3. "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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• Royal Australian Navy ship names