Four Australian naval vessels have been named HMAS Paluma after an
Aboriginal word meaning "thunder":
HMQS Paluma was a gunboat built for the Queensland colonial navy in 1884. She was acquired by the
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913, and was sold into civilian service in 1916.
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