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 Koompartoo | Z256 | 23 December 1942 | 8 June 1962 |
| HMAS Kara Kara | Y276 | 14 October 1941 | 8 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Sprite | Y256 | 15 June 1960 | 1977 |
| HMAS Winter | WR | 24 July 1943 | 14 September 1945 |
| HMAS Waree | W | 18 September 1942 | 17 October 1946 |
| HMAS Yarra (II) | U77 | 21 January 1936 | 4 March 1942 |
| HMAS Swan (II) | U74 | 21 January 1937 | 20 September 1962 |
| HMAS Warrego (II) | U73 | 22 August 1940 | 15 August 1963 |
| HMAS Parramatta (II) | U44 | 8 April 1940 | 27 November 1941 |
| HMAS Terka | TR | 31 January 1941 | 25 January 1943 |
| HMAS Tolga | TL | 30 December 1940 | 3 March 1946 |
| HMAS Three Cheers | TC | 20 October 1944 | 20 February 1946 |
| HMAS Marguerite | T51 | 31 January 1920 | 23 July 1929 |
| HMAS Rankin | S78 | 29 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Sheean | S77 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Dechaineux | S76 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Waller | S75 | 10 July 1999 | |
| HMAS Farncomb | S74 | 31 January 1998 | |
| HMAS Collins | S73 | 27 July 1996 | |
| HMAS Ovens | S70 | 18 April 1969 | 1 December 1995 |
| HMAS Oxley (II) | S57 | 21 March 1967 | 13 February 1992 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| HMAS Vengeance | R71 | 13 November 1952 | 25 October 1955 |
| HMAS Melbourne (II) | R21 | 28 October 1955 | 30 June 1982 |
| HMAS Sydney (III) | R17 later A214 | 16 December 1948 | 12 November 1973 |
| HDML 1347 | Q1347 | 1 January 1945 | 29 April 1946 |
| HMAS Poyang | PY | 6 May 1943 | 6 March 1946 |
| HMAS Polaris | PS | 18 November 1942 | 21 November 1945 |
| HMAS Barbette | P97 | 16 August 1968 | 15 June 1984 |
| HMAS Glenelg (II) | P96 | 22 February 2008 | 6 October 2022 |
| HMAS Maryborough (II) | P95 | 8 December 2007 | |
| HMAS Launceston (III) | P94 | 22 September 2007 | 1 June 2023 |
| HMAS Childers | P93 | 7 July 2007 | |
| HMAS Wollongong (III) | P92 | 23 June 2007 | 8 December 2022 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (II) | P91 | 3 March 2007 | 18 December 2014 |
| HMAS Broome (II) | P90 | 10 February 2007 | 29 August 2024 |
| HMAS Assail (I) | P89 | 12 July 1968 | 18 October 1985 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Arrow | P88 | 3 July 1968 | 7 February 1975 |
| HMAS Maitland | P88 | 29 September 2006 | 28 April 2022 |
| HMAS Albany | P86 | 15 July 2006 | |
| HMAS Bathurst (II) | P85 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Aitape | P84 | 13 November 1967 | 14 November 1974 |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Armidale (II) | P83 | 24 June 2005 | 30 March 2023 |
| HMAS Adroit | P82 | 17 August 1968 | 28 March 1992 |
| HMAS Acute | P81 | 26 April 1968 | 06 May 1983 |
| HMAS Bunbury (II) | P217 | 15 December 1984 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Gladstone (II) | P216 | 8 September 1984 | 13 March 2007 |
| HMAS Geelong (II) | P215 | 2 June 1984 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Gawler (II) | P212 | 27 August 1983 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Bendigo (II) | P211 | 28 May 1983 | 9 September 2006 |
| HMAS Cessnock (II) | P210 | 5 March 1983 | 23 June 2005 |
| HMAS Ipswich (II) | P209 | 13 November 1982 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Whyalla (II) | P208 | 3 July 1982 | 2 September 2005 |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Wollongong (II) | P206 | 28 November 1981 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Townsville (II) | P205 | 18 July 1981 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Fremantle (II) | P203 | 17 March 1980 | 11 August 2006 |
| HMAS Success (II) | OR304 | 23 April 1986 | 29 June 2019 |
| HMAS Sirius | O 266 | 16 September 2006 | 18 December 2021 |
| HMAS Orara | N3FI | 9 October 1939 | 14 May 1945 |
| HMAS Doomba | N01 (Later J01) | 25 September 1939 | 13 March 1946 |
| ML 824 | ML824 | 18 November 1943 | 19 November 1945 |
| ML 819 | ML819 | 10 May 1943 | 13 December 1945 |
| ML 814 | ML814 | 1 January 1943 | 12 October 1945 |
| HDML 1340 | ML1340 | 12 May 1944 | 24 October 1945 |
| HDML 1323 | ML1323 | 21 January 1944 | 15 August 1958 |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (II) | M85 | 2 June 2001 | 5 December 2024 |
| HMAS Norman (II) | M84 | 26 August 2000 | 20 September 2018 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
| HMAS Huon (II) | M82 | 15 May 1999 | 30 May 2024 |
| HMAS Shoalwater | M81 | 10 November 1987 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Gull | M1185 | 19 July 1962 | 7 November 1969 |
| HMAS Ibis (II) | M1183 | 7 September 1962 | 4 May 1984 |
| HMAS Teal | M1152 | 30 August 1962 | 31 May 1973 |
| HMAS Hawk | M1139 | 18 July 1962 | 7 January 1972 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Snipe | M1102 | 11 September 1962 | 17 June 1983 |
| HMAS Yarra (IV) | M 87 | 1 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Diamantina (II) | M 86 | 4 May 2002 | 2 October 2024 |
| HMAS Manoora (II) | L52 | 25 November 1994 | 27 May 2011 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (II) | L51 | 29 August 1994 | 25 November 2011 |
| HMAS Tobruk (II) | L50 | 23 April 1981 | 31 July 2015 |
| HMAS Tarakan (I) | L3017 | 4 July 1946 | 12 March 1954 |
| HMAS Betano | L133 | 8 February 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Buna | L132 | 7 December 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Salamaua | L131 | 19 October 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Tarakan (II) | L129 | 15 June 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Labuan (II) | L128 | 9 March 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Brunei | L127 | 5 January 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Balikpapan | L126 | 27 September 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Choules | L100 | 13 December 2011 | |
| HMAS Canberra (III) | L02 | 28 November 2014 | |
| HMAS Adelaide (III) | L01 | 4 December 2015 |
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Total number of ship histories: 475
