Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat (or Ballaarat) in Victoria.

The first HMAS Ballarat was a Bathurst class corvette.


The second HMAS Ballarat (155) is an Anzac class frigate laid down by Tenix Defence Systems Propriety Limited at Williamstown in Victoria on 4 August 2000, launched on 25 May 2002 and scheduled to be delivered on 31 July 2004.