The Chief of Naval Staff, VADM Ian MacDougall, announced the names of eight ANZAC class frigates, to be built for the RAN. They were ANZAC, ARRERENTE, WARUMUNGU, STUART, PARRAMATTA, BALLARAT, TOOWOOMBA, and PERTH. A storm of protest rose from sailors who served in the destroyers ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA during WWII, who argued that the Aborigines had no system of spelling, and the names should remain unchanged.
Australian Naval History on 10 July 1992
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