HMAS Torrens

HMAS Torrens

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS "Torrens", after the River Torrens

* HMAS "Torrens" (D-67) was a River class torpedo boat destroyer commissioned in 1916, decommissioned into reserve in 1920, and sunk as a target in 1930.
* HMAS "Torrens" (DE 53) was a River class destroyer escort commissioned in 1971, decommissioned in 1998, and sunk as a target in 1999.
* One of the "Adelaide" class frigates was to be named HMAS "Torrens", but at a point between 1982 and 1993 the decision was made to name the ship HMAS "Melbourne". [cite book |last=MacDougall |first=Anthony K. |title=Australians at war: a pictoral history |origyear=1991 |edition=2nd (revised and expanded) |year=2002 |publisher=The Five Mile Press |location=Noble Park, Vic |isbn=1-86503-865-2 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=pg 344]

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