Royal Australian Navy

naval warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force
Organization navy Q741691
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Summary

Royal Australian Navy is a navy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of navy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,891 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Australia[3]
  • Item operated: Royal Australian Navy fleet[4]
  • Headquarters location: Russell Offices[5]
  • Military branch: Australian Defence Force[6]
  • Location: Canberra[7]
  • Child organization or unit: Fleet Command[8], Navy Strategic Command[9]
  • Commons category: Royal Australian Navy[10]
  • Inception: January 1, 1911[11]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[12], World War II[13], Malayan Emergency[14], Korean War[15], Iraq War[16]
  • Parent organization or unit: Australian Defence Force[17]
  • Official website: https://www.navy.gov.au/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Royal Australian Navy[19]
  • Employees: 13,500[20]
  • Described by source: The World's Navies[21], Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90[22], Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47[23]
  • Replaces: South Australian Naval Brigade[24]
  • Owner of: HMAS Protector[25]
  • Has list: list of ships of the Royal Australian Navy[26]
  • Has works in the collection: Australian National Maritime Museum[27]
  • Watercraft prefix: HMAS[28]

Why It Matters

Royal Australian Navy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . navy.gov.au. Retrieved . navy.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . navy.gov.au. Retrieved . navy.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Aebion · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Russell Offices
    Instagram username → royalaustraliannavy
    Topic's main category → Category:Royal Australian Navy
    Owner of → HMAS Protector
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Facebook username: RoyalAustralianNavy"
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