HMAS Platypus
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Template:Italic title prefixed Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Platypus, after the platypus:
- Template:HMAS, the former HMVS Cerberus.
- Template:HMAS, a submarine depot ship built for the Royal Navy as HMS Penguin in 1917, transferred to the RAN in 1919 and scrapped in 1958.
- Template:HMAS, a submarine shore base on Sydney Harbour between 1967 and 1999.
Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Platypus are entitled to carry a single battle honour:[1][2]
- Darwin 1942–43