Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Flinders, after Matthew Flinders. HMAS Flinders (GS 312), a hydrographic survey ship in service from 1973 to 1998. HMAS Flinders (FFG), a Hunter-class frigate that is expected to enter service in the late 2020s. HMAS Cerberus (naval base) was known as the Flinders Naval Depot until 1921 This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.