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HMAS Gawler

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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the town of Gawler, South Australia Gawler in South Australia. ---- The first '''''HMAS Gawler''''' (J-188/B-241/A-115) was a Bathurst class corvette built by the BHP Shipyard at Whyalla, South Australia Whyalla in South Australia, launched on 4 October 1941 by Lady Duncan, wife of Sir Walter Duncan, and commissioned on 14 August 1942. ''HMAS Gawler'' paid off on 5 April 1946, was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed ''Ayvalik''. ---- The second '''''HMAS Gawler''''' (P-212) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns, Queensland Cairns in Queensland on 18 January 1982, launched on 9 July 1983 and commissioned on 27 August 1983. Category:Royal Australian Navy ships Gawler