HMAS Hawkesbury
Two ships of the
Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Hawkesbury River in
New South Wales, a continuation of the Wollondilly and Nepean Rivers, which flows into Broken Bay.
The first
HMAS Hawkesbury (K-363/F-363) was a River class
frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in
New South Wales, launched on
24 July 1943 and commissioned on
5 July 1944.
Hawkesbury was decommissioned to reserve in May
1947 but recommissioned in July
1952.
HMAS Hawkesbury paid off on
14 February 1955 and was sold on
21 September 1961.
The second
HMAS Hawkesbury is a Huon class minehunter.