title: HMAS Ipswich
text: # HMAS Ipswich
  
  Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Ipswich, for the city of Ipswich, Queensland.
  
  * HMAS Ipswich (J186), a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941 and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1946
  * HMAS Ipswich (FCPB 209), a Fremantle-class patrol boat which entered service in 1982 and was decommissioned in 2007
  
  ## Battle honours
  
  Ships named HMAS Ipswich are entitled to carry five battle honours:
  
  * Pacific 1942
  * Indian Ocean 1942–45
  * Sicily 1943
  * East Indies 1944
  * Okinawa 1945
  