HMAS Lachlan (K364)

HMAS "Lachlan" (K-364/F-364) was a River class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy from 1945-1949.

She was named for the Lachlan River in New South Wales, which rises in the Great Dividing Range near Cullerin and flows into the Murrumbidgee River near Balranald.

She was laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain on 22 March 1943 and launched on 25 March 1944 by Mrs. J. H. Scullin, wife of the former Prime Minister.

She was commissioned into the RAN on 14 February 1945 and paid off on 5 October 1949.

She was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy and served as warship|HMNZS|Lachlan|F364 as a survey and Antarctic supply vessel until February 1975.