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