HMAS Macquarie
HMAS Macquarie (K-532/F-532), named for the Macquarie River in
New South Wales which is formed by the junction of the Fish and Campbell Rivers and flows into the Macquarie Marshes which drains into the
Darling River, was a River class
frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in
New South Wales, launched on
3 March 1945 and commissioned on
7 December 1945.
HMAS Macquarie paid off on
17 March 1954 and was sold on
5 July 1962.