Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia , a Bathurst-class corvette launched in 1941, decommissioned in 1946, operated as a Victorian Public Works lighthouse tender until 1984, and preserved as a landlocked museum ship , a Fremantle-class patrol boat launched in 1982, and decommissioned in 2005 Battle honours Ships named HMAS Whyalla are entitled to carry three battle honours: Pacific 1942–45 New Guinea 1942–44 Okinawa 1945 References Royal Australian Navy ship names