She was named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist aboard HM Bark Endeavour during the discovery of the eastern coast of Australia in 1770.
The shank and the stock were then respectively conveyed to Port Adelaide on MV Troubridge and on HMAS Banks.
Joseph Banks | Tyra Banks | Gordon Banks | Nathaniel P. Banks | Iain Banks | Tony Banks | Outer Banks | Monty Banks | Banks Peninsula | Elizabeth Banks | Christopher Banks | Dennis Banks | William "Billy" Banks | Ernie Banks | Tony Banks (musician) | HMAS Stawell | Allied Irish Banks | Tony Banks, Baron Stratford | Tommy Banks | The Tyra Banks Show | SunTrust Banks | Russell Banks | James A. Banks | HMAS Kiama | Agent Cody Banks | South Devon Banks | Outer Banks Daredevils | John Banks | HMAS Inverell | Gordon Banks (politician) |