HMAS Platypus

Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Platypus, after the platypus:

HMAS Platypus (1868), the former HMVS Cerberus.
HMAS Platypus (1917), a submarine depot ship built for the Royal Navy as HMS Penguin in 1917, transferred to the RAN in 1919 and scrapped in 1958.
HMAS Platypus (naval base), 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

References

"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.
"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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