HMAS Hawk

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hawk:

• HMAS Hawk, formerly HMAS Vigilant, an auxiliary patrol boat commissioned in 1940 and operating under the Hawk name from March until November 1945, when she was decommissioned
• HMAS Hawk (M 1139), formerly HMS Gamston and HMS Somerlyton, was commissioned into the RAN in 1961, and decommissioned in 1972

Battle honours

Ships named HMAS Hawk are entitled to carry a single battle honour:

• Malaysia 1964–66

See also

• HMS Hawk, several ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Hawk, several ships of the United States Navy

References

List of ships with the same or similar names

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