HMAS Jervis Bay

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Jervis Bay, for Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales.

HMAS Jervis Bay (GT 203), a roll-on/roll-off ferry acquired by the RAN in 1977, used as a logistics and training ship, and sold back into civilian service in 1994.
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45), a wave piercing catamaran acquired in 1999, used as a fast troop transport, and returned to civilian service in 2001.

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