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 Uki FY80 11 December 1939 24 December 1942
HDML 1340 ML1340 12 May 1944 24 October 1945
HMAS Brisbane (I) 31 October 1916 24 September 1935
HMAS Air Watch ASR927 27 November 1944 24 September 1946
HMAS Yarroma 51 19 August 1941 25 August 1945
HMAS Coogee 20 May 1918 25 February 1919
HMAS Bombo BB 28 May 1941 25 February 1946
HMAS Terka TR 31 January 1941 25 January 1943
HMAS Quality G62 7 September 1942 25 January 1946
HMAS Strahan J363 14 March 1944 25 January 1946
HMAS Nitipa 771 22 December 1942 25 June 1945
HMAS Yandra FY91 22 September 1940 25 March 1946
HMAS Kanimbla (I) F23 6 October 1939 25 March 1949
HMAS Air Rest ASR921 20 September 1944 25 May 1949
HMAS Kanimbla (II) L51 29 August 1994 25 November 2011
HMAS Napier G97 28 November 1940 25 October 1945
HMAS Vengeance R71 13 November 1952 25 October 1955
HMAS Albatross (I) 23 January 1929 26 April 1933
HMAS Quickmatch G92 14 September 1942 26 April 1963
HMAS Bunbury (I) J241 3 January 1943 26 August 1946
HMAS Stuart (II) DE48 28 June 1963 26 July 1991
HMAS Cowra J351, M351 8 October 1943 26 June 1953
HMAS Quiberon G81/F03 6 July 1942 26 June 1964
HMAS Psyche 1 July 1915 26 March 1918
HMAS Bundaberg (I) J231 12 September 1942 26 March 1946
HMAS Stawell J348 7 August 1943 26 March 1946
HMAS Pirie (II) 87 29 July 2006 26 March 2021
HMAS Gippsland (I) GP 18 September 1942 26 May 1944
HMAS Paterson 1 May 1941 26 November 1945
HMAS Buna L132 7 December 1973 26 November 1974
HMAS Salamaua L131 19 October 1973 26 November 1974
HMAS Melbourne (III) FFG 05 15 February 1992 26 October 2019
HMAS Stuart (I) D00 11 October 1933 27 April 1946
HMAS Manoora (II) L52 25 November 1994 27 May 2011
HMAS Parramatta (II) U44 8 April 1940 27 November 1941
HMAS Colac J242, M05 6 January 1942 27 November 1945
HMAS Vendetta (I) D69 11 October 1933 27 November 1945
HMAS Gloria 15 October 1943 27 November 1945
HMAS Lauriana 502 27 August 1942 27 November 1945
HMAS Kiara 26 May 1941 27 September 1944
HMAS Ballarat (I) J184 and B236 30 August 1941 27 September 1946
HMAS Bathurst (I) J158 6 December 1940 27 September 1946
HMAS Bendigo (I) J187, B237, A111 10 May 1941 27 September 1946
HMAS Goulburn J167, B243, A117 28 February 1941 27 September 1946
HMAS Maitland P88 29 September 2006 28 April 2022
HMAS Benalla (I) J323 27 April 1943 28 January 1946
HMAS Adroit P82 17 August 1968 28 March 1992
HMAS Wagga J315, M183 18 December 1942 28 October 1960
HDML 1347 Q1347 1 January 1945 29 April 1946
HMAS Air Faith ASR909, Y258 8 February 1945 29 August 1946
HMAS Broome (II) P90 10 February 2007 29 August 2024
HMAS Diamantina (I) K377, A266 27 April 1945 29 February 1980
RAFA Kurumba 11 March 1919 29 July 1946
HMAS Echuca J252/M252 7 September 1942 29 June 1948
HMAS Success (II) OR304 23 April 1986 29 June 2019
HMAS Emilea 584 16 April 1943 29 March 1944
HMAS Catherine R 15 October 1943 29 November 1945
HMAS Tobruk (I) D37 8 May 1950 29 October 1960
HMAS Kiama J353, M353 26 January 1944 3 April 1946
HMAS Gunbar GB 18 December 1940 3 December 1945
HMAS Kookaburra A331 28 February 1939 3 December 1958
HMAS Lismore J145 24 January 1941 3 July 1946
HMAS Martindale 11 July 1941 3 June 1945
HMAS Radical 538 16 January 1943 3 June 1946
HMAS Tolga TL 30 December 1940 3 March 1946
HMAS Carinya 572 6 September 1943 3 May 1946
HMAS Allambie 570 22 January 1943 3 October 1944
HMAS AE2 81 28 February 1914 30 April 1915
HMAS Tamworth J181 8 August 1942 30 April 1946
HMAS Curlew M1121 12 August 1962 30 April 1990
HMAS Esmeralda 15 20 November 1941 30 January 1946
HMAS Anzac (I) G90 27 January 1920 30 July 1931
HMAS Air Mercy ASR925 28 February 1945 30 July 1946
HMAS Air Speed ASR910 28 February 1945 30 July 1946
HMAS Tingira 25 April 1912 30 June 1927
HMAS Waterhen (I) D22 11 October 1933 30 June 1941
HMAS Avalon 717 23 September 1942 30 June 1945
HMAS Deloraine J232 22 November 1941 30 June 1948
HMAS Melbourne (II) R21 28 October 1955 30 June 1982
HMAS Newcastle FFG 06 11 December 1993 30 June 2019
HMAS Armidale (II) P83 24 June 2005 30 March 2023
HMAS Huon (II) M82 15 May 1999 30 May 2024
HMAS Stingray 542 8 September 1943 30 October 1945
HMAS Yarra (I) D79 10 September 1910 30 September 1929
HMAS Air Bird ASR915 28 March 1945 30 September 1946
HMAS Air Clan ASR922 11 December 1944 30 September 1946
HMAS Air View ASR923 20 November 1944 30 September 1946
HMAS Air Sailor ASR926 8 November 1944 31 August 1946
HMAS Australia (II) I84/D84/C84 24 April 1928 31 August 1954
HMAS Chinampa CP 1 March 1942 31 December 1945
HMAS Yunnan 20 September 1944 31 January 1946
HMAS Murchison K442 17 December 1945 31 January 1956
HMAS Tobruk (II) L50 23 April 1981 31 July 2015
HMAS Barwon K406 10 December 1945 31 March 1947
HMAS Sprightly A203 23 February 1944 31 March 1958
HMAS Warreen (Stella) 821/Y263 22 October 1942 31 March 1966
HMAS Karangi A304 23 December 1941 31 May 1957
HMAS Teal M1152 30 August 1962 31 May 1973
HMAS Allenwood AL 29 July 1941 31 October 1944
HMAS Wongalere 12 February 1943 31 October 1945

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Total number of ship histories: 475


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