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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| ADV Cape Peron | 315 | ||
| ADV Reliant | |||
| ADV Cape Otway | 314 | ||
| VSIS Merkur | |||
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| Acheron (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| Avernus (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| Admiral's Barge | |||
| Admiral Hudson | |||
| STS Young Endeavour | |||
| MV Sycamore | |||
| MV Stoker | |||
| MV Besant | |||
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| ADV Cape Inscription | 320 | ||
| ADV Cape Fourcroy | 310 | ||
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Mallow | 4 June 1924 | 20 November 1925 | |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Culgoa | K408 | 1 April 1947 | 15 April 1954 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| ML 814 | ML814 | 1 January 1943 | 12 October 1945 |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HDML 1347 | Q1347 | 1 January 1945 | 29 April 1946 |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Nokomis | 726 | 1 March 1943 | 13 September 1945 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Yarra (IV) | M 87 | 1 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Whang Pu | 1 October 1943 | 22 April 1946 | |
| HMAS Supply (II) | A195 | 10 April 2021 | |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Barwon | K406 | 10 December 1945 | 31 March 1947 |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Bathurst (II) | P85 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Broome (II) | P90 | 10 February 2007 | 29 August 2024 |
| HMAS Vlaming | 719 | 10 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Waller | S75 | 10 July 1999 | |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 45 | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Bendigo (I) | J187, B237, A111 | 10 May 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| ML 819 | ML819 | 10 May 1943 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Shoalwater | M81 | 10 November 1987 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Pirie (I) | J189 | 10 October 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Uki | FY80 | 11 December 1939 | 24 December 1942 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Nepal | G25 | 11 May 1942 | 22 October 1945 |
| HMAS Cairns (I) | J183 | 11 May 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Voyager (I) | D31 | 11 October 1933 | 23 September 1942 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Vendetta (I) | D69 | 11 October 1933 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Snipe | M1102 | 11 September 1962 | 17 June 1983 |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Arunta (II) | FFH 151 | 12 December 1998 | |
| HMAS Cape Pillar | 319 | 12 December 2024 | |
| HMAS Cape Woolamai | 318 | 12 December 2024 | |
| HMAS Cape Capricorn | 317 | 12 December 2024 | |
| HMAS Cape Naturaliste | 316 | 12 December 2024 | |
| HMAS Wongalere | 12 February 1943 | 31 October 1945 | |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
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Total number of ship histories: 475
