HMAS Paluma

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HMAS Paluma - Ship's Crest

Four Australian naval vessels have been named Paluma, after an Aboriginal word meaning "thunder"

  • The first HMQS Paluma was a gunboat built in 1884.
  • The second HMAS Paluma was an auxiliary patrol boat built in 1941.
  • The third HMAS Paluma previously known as Motor Stores Lighter No 252 (MSL 252) was built in 1944-45 before being converted for survey work and commissioned as HMAS Paluma in 1946.
  • The forth HMAS Paluma is the lead ship of the Paluma class of motor launches, built in 1989.
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