Ship Histories
Select from the list below to view ship data and historical facts of past RAN vessels.
We apologise if a ship you are particularly interested in is not on this list. Our Naval History Section continues to work on updating this list, however researching each individual ship history is an involved process that entails reviewing monthly Reports of Proceedings and official logs for each year of a ship's commission. Often this material can span a period of greater than 20 years and it takes considerable time to review it and author an accurate history suitable for publication. Your patience in this matter is appreciated.
| Name | Pennant | Commissioned | Decommissioned/Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADV Cape Capricorn | 317 | ||
| ADV Cape Fourcroy | 310 | ||
| ADV Cape Inscription | 320 | ||
| ADV Cape Naturaliste | 316 | ||
| ADV Cape Otway | 314 | ||
| ADV Cape Peron | 315 | ||
| ADV Cape Woolamai | 318 | ||
| ADV Reliant | |||
| HDML 1161 | 9 January 1943 | 5 October 1945 | |
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
| HDML 1323 | ML1323 | 21 January 1944 | 15 August 1958 |
| HDML 1340 | ML1340 | 12 May 1944 | 24 October 1945 |
| HDML 1347 | Q1347 | 1 January 1945 | 29 April 1946 |
| HMAS Abraham Crijnssen | AJ | 26 May 1937 | 5 May 1943 |
| HMAS Acute | P81 | 26 April 1968 | 06 May 1983 |
| HMAS Adelaide (I) | 5 August 1922 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Adelaide (II) | FFG 01 | 15 November 1980 | 19 January 2008 |
| HMAS Adelaide (III) | L01 | 4 December 2015 | |
| HMAS Adele (ex-HMAS Franklin) | FY89 | 24 October 1939 | 7 May 1943 |
| HMAS Adroit | P82 | 17 August 1968 | 28 March 1992 |
| HMAS AE1 | 80 | 28 February 1914 | 14 September 1914 |
| HMAS AE2 | 81 | 28 February 1914 | 30 April 1915 |
| HMAS Aeolus | 563 | 23 October 1942 | 23 June 1944 |
| HMAS Air Bird | ASR915 | 28 March 1945 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Cloud | ASR924 | 20 October 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air Faith | ASR909, Y258 | 8 February 1945 | 29 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR913, Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Master | ASR919 | 31 August 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR925 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Rest | ASR921 | 20 September 1944 | 25 May 1949 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Speed | ASR910 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR911, Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sprite | Y256 | 15 June 1960 | 1977 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR916 | 8 February 1945 | 2 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR927 | 27 November 1944 | 24 September 1946 |
| HMAS Aitape | P84 | 13 November 1967 | 14 November 1974 |
| HMAS Alatna | 2 February 1944 | 1 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Albany | P86 | 15 July 2006 | |
| HMAS Albatross (I) | 23 January 1929 | 26 April 1933 | |
| HMAS Albert (HMVS) | 24 June 1884 | 20 May 1895 | |
| HMAS Alexander Thompson | 623 | 16 January 1943 | 22 November 1944 |
| HMAS Allambie | 570 | 22 January 1943 | 3 October 1944 |
| HMAS Allenwood | AL | 29 July 1941 | 31 October 1944 |
| HMAS Amohine | 541 | 8 July 1943 | 1 November 1945 |
| HMAS Anzac (I) | G90 | 27 January 1920 | 30 July 1931 |
| HMAS Anzac (II) | D59 | 14 March 1951 | 4 October 1974 |
| HMAS Anzac (III) | FFH 150 | 18 May 1996 | 18 May 2024 |
| HMAS Ararat (I) | K34/M34 | 16 June 1943 | 11 April 1947 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Arista | 567 | 7 November 1942 | 17 April 1944 |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Armidale (II) | P83 | 24 June 2005 | 30 March 2023 |
| HMAS Arrow | P88 | 3 July 1968 | 7 February 1975 |
| HMAS Arunta (I) | I30/D5/D130 | 30 March 1942 | 21 December 1956 |
| HMAS Arunta (II) | FFH 151 | 12 December 1998 | |
| HMAS Assail (I) | P89 | 12 July 1968 | 18 October 1985 |
| HMAS Australia (I) | C6/C09/C81 | 21 June 1913 | 12 December 1921 |
| HMAS Australia (II) | I84/D84/C84 | 24 April 1928 | 31 August 1954 |
| HMAS Avalon | 717 | 23 September 1942 | 30 June 1945 |
| HMAS Avonita | 712 | 23 September 1942 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS Balikpapan | L126 | 27 September 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Ballarat (I) | J184 and B236 | 30 August 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Ballarat (II) | FFH 155 | 26 June 2004 | |
| HMAS Bandolier | 95 | 14 December 1968 | 16 November 1973 |
| HMAS Banks | G244 | 16 February 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Barbette | P97 | 16 August 1968 | 15 June 1984 |
| HMAS Barcoo | K375/F375/A245 | 17 January 1944 | 21 February 1964 |
| HMAS Barwon | K406 | 10 December 1945 | 31 March 1947 |
| HMAS Bass | GPV902, Y267 and G247 | 15 November 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Bataan | D9/I91/D191 | 25 May 1945 | 18 October 1954 |
| HMAS Bathurst (I) | J158 | 6 December 1940 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Bathurst (II) | P85 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Benalla (I) | J323 | 27 April 1943 | 28 January 1946 |
| HMAS Benalla (II) | A04 | 20 March 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Bendigo (I) | J187, B237, A111 | 10 May 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Bendigo (II) | P211 | 28 May 1983 | 9 September 2006 |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Berrima | 17 August 1914 | 20 October 1914 | |
| HMAS Beryl (II) | F71/BL | 9 October 1939 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Betano | L133 | 8 February 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Bombo | BB | 28 May 1941 | 25 February 1946 |
| HMAS Bonthorpe | BT | 5 February 1940 | 17 February 1945 |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Borough Belle | 13 December 1943 | 4 December 1945 | |
| HMAS Bowen | J285, M285 | 9 November 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Brisbane (I) | 31 October 1916 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (II) | D41 | 16 December 1967 | 19 October 2001 |
| HMAS Brisbane (III) | D41 | 27 October 2018 | |
| HMAS Broome (I) | J191 | 29 July 1942 | April 1946 |
| HMAS Broome (II) | P90 | 10 February 2007 | 29 August 2024 |
| HMAS Brunei | L127 | 5 January 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
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Total number of ship histories: 474
