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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| ADV Cape Peron | 315 | ||
| ADV Reliant | |||
| ADV Cape Otway | 314 | ||
| VSIS Merkur | |||
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| HMAS Nereus | 19 | 30 December 1941 | |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Winnilya | 728 | 3 July 1941 | |
| Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| HMAS Steady Hour | 12 | 26 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Spinaway | 729 | 26 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| HMAS Seafarer | 732 | 27 October 1943 | |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Canberra (III) | L02 | 28 November 2014 | |
| HMAS Adelaide (III) | L01 | 4 December 2015 | |
| HMAS Rondelle | 566 | 17 November 1942 | |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Pedoro | 561 | 19 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Oenone | 504 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Miss Gladys | 511 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Miss Swan | 722 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Marynong | 591 | 19 September 1943 | |
| HMAS Marina | 718 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Lancelin | 734 | 23 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Iolanthe | 569 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Hermione | 774 | 5 March 1943 | |
| HMAS Bundarra | 621 | 2 January 1943 | |
| Admiral's Barge | |||
| Admiral Hudson | |||
| STS Young Endeavour | |||
| MV Sycamore | |||
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR920, Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| MV Stoker | |||
| MV Besant | |||
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| HMAS Stalwart (III) | A304 | 13 November 2021 | |
| HMAS Supply (II) | A195 | 10 April 2021 | |
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMAS Sydney (II) | D48 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Sydney (V) | D42 | 18 May 2020 | |
| ADV Cape Inscription | 320 | ||
| ADV Cape Fourcroy | 310 | ||
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Brisbane (III) | D41 | 27 October 2018 | |
| HMAS Hobart (III) | D39 | 23 September 2017 | |
| HMAS Perth (III) | FFH 157 | 26 August 2006 | |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Collins | S73 | 27 July 1996 | |
| HMAS Albany | P86 | 15 July 2006 | |
| HMAS Arunta (II) | FFH 151 | 12 December 1998 | |
| HMAS Ballarat (II) | FFH 155 | 26 June 2004 | |
| HMAS Parramatta (IV) | FFH 154 | 4 October 2003 | |
| HMAS Stuart (III) | FFH 153 | 17 August 2002 | |
| HMAS Toowoomba (II) | FFH 156 | 8 October 2005 | |
| HMAS Warramunga (II) | FFH 152 | 31 March 2001 | |
| HMAS Waller | S75 | 10 July 1999 | |
| HMAS Sheean | S77 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Rankin | S78 | 29 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Farncomb | S74 | 31 January 1998 | |
| HMAS Choules | L100 | 13 December 2011 | |
| HMAS Dechaineux | S76 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Maryborough (II) | P95 | 8 December 2007 | |
| HMAS Childers | P93 | 7 July 2007 | |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Bathurst (II) | P85 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Yarra (IV) | M 87 | 1 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Leeuwin | A 245 | 27 May 2000 | |
| HMAS Stalwart (I) | H14 | 27 January 1920 | 01 December 1925 |
| HMAS Acute | P81 | 26 April 1968 | 06 May 1983 |
| HMAS Tasmania | H25 | 27 January 1920 | 09 January 1928 |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Ovens | S70 | 18 April 1969 | 1 December 1995 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (I) | K354 | 18 November 1943 | 1 February 1966 |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Alatna | 2 February 1944 | 1 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Coolebar | J25 | 18 December 1939 | 1 June 1945 |
| HMAS Launceston (III) | P94 | 22 September 2007 | 1 June 2023 |
| HMAS Perth (I) | D29 | 29 June 1939 | 1 March 1942 |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Amohine | 541 | 8 July 1943 | 1 November 1945 |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 1 November 1956 | |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| HMAS Koopa | KP | 14 September 1942 | 10 January 1947 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
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Total number of ship histories: 475
