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/Lostsort descending
HMAS Geranium 14 February 1920 10 November 1927
HMAS Shropshire 73 20 April 1943 10 November 1949
HMAS Oxley (I) 1 April 1927 10 September 1939
HMAS Ararat (I) K34/M34 16 June 1943 11 April 1947
HMAS Fremantle (II) P203 17 March 1980 11 August 2006
HMAS Wewak L130 10 August 1973 11 December 2012
HMAS Wollongong (I) J172 23 October 1941 11 February 1946
HMAS Bunbury (II) P217 15 December 1984 11 February 2006
HMAS Wollongong (II) P206 28 November 1981 11 February 2006
HMAS Parramatta (III) DE46 4 July 1961 11 January 1991
HMAS Hoona 535 5 December 1942 11 July 1944
HMAS Wallaroo J222 15 July 1942 11 June 1943
HMAS St Giles 15 January 1940 11 March 1946
HMAS Jervis Bay (II) 45 10 June 1999 11 May 2001
HMAS Ipswich (II) P209 13 November 1982 11 May 2007
HMAS Townsville (II) P205 18 July 1981 11 May 2007
HMAS Woomera 20 February 1946 11 October 1960
HMAS Mildura J207 23 July 1941 11 September 1953
HMAS Australia (I) C6/C09/C81 21 June 1913 12 December 1921
HMAS Riawe 772 26 December 1942 12 December 1945
HMAS Balikpapan L126 27 September 1974 12 December 2012
HMAS Betano L133 8 February 1974 12 December 2012
HMAS J1 J1 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS J2 J2 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS J3 J3 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS J4 J4 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS J5 J5 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS J7 J7 25 March 1919 12 July 1922
HMAS Cessnock (I) J175 26 January 1942 12 July 1946
HMAS Stella Maris 544 8 July 1943 12 March 1944
HMAS Tarakan (I) L3017 4 July 1946 12 March 1954
HMAS Torrens (I) D67 3 July 1916 12 May 1926
HMAS Hobart (II) D39 18 December 1965 12 May 2000
HMAS Marlean 20 30 December 1941 12 November 1944
HMAS Wato 11 May 1941 12 November 1945
HMAS Sydney (III) R17 later A214 16 December 1948 12 November 1973
HMAS Canberra (II) FFG 02 21 March 1981 12 November 2005
ML 814 ML814 1 January 1943 12 October 1945
HMAS Flinders A 312, GS 312 27 April 1973 12 October 1998
HMAS Pinafore 715 23 September 1942 12 September 1945
HMAS Suva 23rd June 1919 12th August 1919
HMAS Vampire (II) D11 23 June 1959 13 August 1986
HMAS Beryl (II) F71/BL 9 October 1939 13 December 1945
ML 819 ML819 10 May 1943 13 December 1945
HMAS Oxley (II) S57 21 March 1967 13 February 1992
HMAS Lolita 14 22 November 1941 13 June 1945
HMAS Doomba N01 (Later J01) 25 September 1939 13 March 1946
HMAS Latrobe J234, M234 6 November 1942 13 March 1953
HMAS Gladstone (II) P216 8 September 1984 13 March 2007
HMAS Adelaide (I) 5 August 1922 13 May 1946
HMAS Moresby (II) AGS73 6 March 1964 13 November 1997
HMAS Nokomis 726 1 March 1943 13 September 1945
HMAS Warrnambool (I) J202 23 September 1941 13 September 1947
HMAS Swan (III) DE50 20 January 1970 13 September 1996
HMAS Rushcutter M80 1 November 1986 14 August 2001
HMAS Shoalwater M81 10 November 1987 14 August 2001
HMAS Castlemaine J244 17 June 1942 14 December 1945
HMAS Hawkesbury (I) K363 5 July 1944 14 February 1955
HMAS Fantome 27 November 1914 14 January 1919
HMAS Glenelg (I) J236, M236 16 November 1942 14 January 1946
HMAS Kapunda J218 21 October 1942 14 January 1946
HMAS Tambar 7 November 1939 14 July 1942
HMAS Geraldton (I) J178, B242 and A116 6 April 1942 14 June 1946
HMAS Inverell J233, M233 17 September 1942 14 June 1946
HMAS Moresby (I) 20 June 1925 14 March 1946
HMAS Orara N3FI 9 October 1939 14 May 1945
RAFA Biloela 5 July 1920 14 November 1927
HMAS Aitape P84 13 November 1967 14 November 1974
HMAS AE1 80 28 February 1914 14 September 1914
HMAS Winter WR 24 July 1943 14 September 1945
HMAS Culgoa K408 1 April 1947 15 April 1954
HDML 1323 ML1323 21 January 1944 15 August 1958
HMAS Warrego (II) U73 22 August 1940 15 August 1963
HMAS Kangaroo A291 27 September 1940 15 December 1955
HMAS Kimbla A314 26 March 1956 15 February 1985
HMAS Air Chief ASR918, Y252 12 August 1944 15 July 1966
HMAS Barbette P97 16 August 1968 15 June 1984
HMAS Jeparit 11 December 1969 15 March 1972
HMAS Swan (I) D61 16 August 1916 15 May 1928
HMAS Perth (II) D38 17 July 1965 15 October 1999
HMAS Childers (HMVS) 29 April 1912 15 September 1916
HMAS Quadrant G11/F01 18 October 1945 16 August 1957
HMAS Supply (I) 0195, A195, AO195 15 August 1962 as HMAS Tide Austral 16 December 1985
HMAS Tonga 533 5 September 1943 16 February 1944
HMAS Larrakia (I) 81 8 December 1941 16 February 1944
HMAS Gladstone (I) J324, M324 22 March 1943 16 July 1956
HMAS Nestor G02 3 February 1941 16 June 1942
HMAS Benalla (II) A04 20 March 1990 16 June 2023
HMAS Shepparton (II) A03 24 January 1990 16 June 2023
HMAS Whyalla (I) J153 8 January 1942 16 May 1946
HMAS Bandolier 95 14 December 1968 16 November 1973
HMAS John Hardy 70 21 December 1942 16 October 1945
HMAS Air Spray ASR911, Y259 02-102 13 February 1945 16 September 1946
HMAS Westralia (II) AO195 9 October 1989 16 September 2006
HMAS Arista 567 7 November 1942 17 April 1944
HMAS Hiawatha 727 3 July 1941 17 December 1945
HMAS Parkes J361 25 May 1944 17 December 1945
HMAS Emu DT931 30 July 1946 17 December 1959
HMAS Banks G244 16 February 1960 17 December 1982
HMAS Bass GPV902, Y267 and G247 15 November 1960 17 December 1982

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Total number of ship histories: 475


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