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 Buna | L132 | 7 December 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Bunbury (I) | J241 | 3 January 1943 | 26 August 1946 |
| HMAS Bunbury (II) | P217 | 15 December 1984 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (I) | J231 | 12 September 1942 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (II) | P91 | 3 March 2007 | 18 December 2014 |
| HMAS Bundarra | 621 | 2 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Bungaree | 9 June 1941 | 7 August 1946 | |
| HMAS Burdekin | K376 | 27 June 1944 | 18 April 1946 |
| HMAS Burnie | J198 | 15 April 1941 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Cairns (I) | J183 | 11 May 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Canberra (I) | D33 | 9 July 1928 | 9 August 1942 |
| HMAS Canberra (II) | FFG 02 | 21 March 1981 | 12 November 2005 |
| HMAS Canberra (III) | L02 | 28 November 2014 | |
| HMAS Carinya | 572 | 6 September 1943 | 3 May 1946 |
| HMAS Castlemaine | J244 | 17 June 1942 | 14 December 1945 |
| HMAS Catherine R | 15 October 1943 | 29 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Cessnock (I) | J175 | 26 January 1942 | 12 July 1946 |
| HMAS Cessnock (II) | P210 | 5 March 1983 | 23 June 2005 |
| HMAS Childers | P93 | 7 July 2007 | |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | 29 April 1912 | 15 September 1916 | |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Choules | L100 | 13 December 2011 | |
| HMAS Colac | J242, M05 | 6 January 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Collins | S73 | 27 July 1996 | |
| HMAS Condamine | K698/F698 | 22 February 1946 | 2 December 1955 |
| HMAS Coogee | 20 May 1918 | 25 February 1919 | |
| HMAS Coolebar | J25 | 18 December 1939 | 1 June 1945 |
| HMAS Cootamundra | J316, M186 | 30 April 1943 | 8 June 1959 |
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Cowra | J351, M351 | 8 October 1943 | 26 June 1953 |
| HMAS Culgoa | K408 | 1 April 1947 | 15 April 1954 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Darwin | FFG 04 | 21 July 1984 | 9 December 2017 |
| HMAS Dechaineux | S76 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Deloraine | J232 | 22 November 1941 | 30 June 1948 |
| HMAS Derwent | F22/DE22/DE49 | 30 April 1964 | 8 August 1994 |
| HMAS Diamantina (I) | K377, A266 | 27 April 1945 | 29 February 1980 |
| HMAS Diamantina (II) | M 86 | 4 May 2002 | |
| HMAS Doomba | N01 (Later J01) | 25 September 1939 | 13 March 1946 |
| HMAS Dubbo (I) | J251/M251 | 31 July 1942 | 7 February 1947 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Duchess | D154 | 8 May 1964 | 23 October 1977 |
| HMAS Echuca | J252/M252 | 7 September 1942 | 29 June 1948 |
| HMAS Emilea | 584 | 16 April 1943 | 29 March 1944 |
| HMAS Emu | DT931 | 30 July 1946 | 17 December 1959 |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Esmeralda | 15 | 20 November 1941 | 30 January 1946 |
| HMAS Fantome | 27 November 1914 | 14 January 1919 | |
| HMAS Farncomb | S74 | 31 January 1998 | |
| HMAS Flinders | A 312, GS 312 | 27 April 1973 | 12 October 1998 |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Fremantle (I) | J246/M246 | 24 March 1943 | 22 June 1959 |
| HMAS Fremantle (II) | P203 | 17 March 1980 | 11 August 2006 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (I) | K354 | 18 November 1943 | 1 February 1966 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (II) | M 85 | 2 June 2001 | |
| HMAS Gawler (I) | J188 | 14 August 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Gawler (II) | P212 | 27 August 1983 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Geelong (I) | J201 | 16 January 1942 | 18 October 1944 |
| HMAS Geelong (II) | P215 | 2 June 1984 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Geraldton (I) | J178, B242 and A116 | 6 April 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Geranium | 14 February 1920 | 10 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Gippsland (I) | GP | 18 September 1942 | 26 May 1944 |
| HMAS Gladstone (I) | J324, M324 | 22 March 1943 | 16 July 1956 |
| HMAS Gladstone (II) | P216 | 8 September 1984 | 13 March 2007 |
| HMAS Glenelg (I) | J236, M236 | 16 November 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Glenelg (II) | P96 | 22 February 2008 | 6 October 2022 |
| HMAS Gloria | 15 October 1943 | 27 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Goonambee | 9 August 1940 | 4 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Goorangai | GR | 9 October 1939 | 20 November 1940 |
| HMAS Goulburn | J167, B243, A117 | 28 February 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Gull | M1185 | 19 July 1962 | 7 November 1969 |
| HMAS Gunbar | GB | 18 December 1940 | 3 December 1945 |
| HMAS Gympie | J238, M238 | 4 November 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Hawk | M1139 | 18 July 1962 | 7 January 1972 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (I) | K363 | 5 July 1944 | 14 February 1955 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
| HMAS Hermione | 774 | 5 March 1943 | |
| HMAS Hiawatha | 727 | 3 July 1941 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Hobart (I) | D63 | 28 September 1938 | 20 December 1947 |
| HMAS Hobart (II) | D39 | 18 December 1965 | 12 May 2000 |
| HMAS Hobart (III) | D39 | 23 September 2017 | |
| HMAS Hoona | 535 | 5 December 1942 | 11 July 1944 |
| HMAS Horsham (I) | J235 | 18 November 1942 | 17 November 1945 |
| HMAS Huon (I) | D50 | 14 December 1915 | 7 June 1928 |
| HMAS Huon (II) | M82 | 15 May 1999 | 30 May 2024 |
| HMAS Ibis (II) | M1183 | 7 September 1962 | 4 May 1984 |
| HMAS Inverell | J233, M233 | 17 September 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Iolanthe | 569 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Ipswich (I) | J186 | 13 June 1942 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Ipswich (II) | P209 | 13 November 1982 | 11 May 2007 |
| 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 |
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Total number of ship histories: 474
