HMAS Warrego
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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy
have been named HMAS Warrego, for the Warrego River
in Queensland.
, a River class torpedo boat destroyer commissioned in 1912 and serving until 1928, a Grimsby class sloop commissioned in 1940 and serving until 1966
s have been earned by ships named HMAS Warrego:
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
have been named HMAS Warrego, for the Warrego River
Warrego River
The Warrego River is situated in south west Queensland and north west New South Wales, Australia. It is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River....
in Queensland.
, a River class torpedo boat destroyer commissioned in 1912 and serving until 1928, a Grimsby class sloop commissioned in 1940 and serving until 1966
Battle honours
Seven battle honourBattle honour
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags , uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible....
s have been earned by ships named HMAS Warrego:
- Rabaul 1914
- AdriaticAdriatic Campaign of World War IThe Adriatic Campaign of World War I was a naval campaign fought during World War I between the Central Powers, and the Mediterranean squadrons of Great Britain, France, the Kingdom of Italy, Australia and the United States.-Characteristics:...
1917–18 - Darwin 1942
- PacificSouth West Pacific theatre of World War IIThe South West Pacific Theatre, technically the South West Pacific Area, between 1942 and 1945, was one of two designated area commands and war theatres enumerated by the Combined Chiefs of Staff of World War II in the Pacific region....
1941–45 - New GuineaNew Guinea campaignThe New Guinea campaign was one of the major military campaigns of World War II.Before the war, the island of New Guinea was split between:...
1942 - Lingayen GulfInvasion of Lingayen GulfThe Liberation of Lingayen Gulf was an Allied amphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II. In the early morning of 9 January 1945, an Allied force commanded by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen. U.S...
1945 - BorneoBorneo campaign (1945)The Borneo Campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area, during World War II. In a series of amphibious assaults between 1 May and 21 July, the Australian I Corps, under General Leslie Morshead, attacked Japanese forces occupying the island. Allied naval and...
1945