Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Broome, for the town of Broome, Western Australia. , a Bathurst-class corvette which operated from 1942 until 1946, when she was sold to the Turkish Navy , an Armidale-class patrol boat that entered service in 2007 and is active as of 2016 Battle honours Two battle honours were awarded to the first HMAS Broome; these are inherited by subsequent ships of the name: Pacific 1942–45 New Guinea 1942–44 See also , a destroyer of the United States Navy References Royal Australian Navy ship names