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 Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (I) | GT203 | 25 August 1977 | 18 April 1994 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 45 | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
| HMAS Jester | 775 | 24 June 1943 | 24 August 1944 |
| HMAS John Hardy | 70 | 21 December 1942 | 16 October 1945 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS Kalgoorlie | J192, B245, A119 | 7 April 1942 | 8 May 1946 |
| HMAS Kangaroo | A291 | 27 September 1940 | 15 December 1955 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (I) | F23 | 6 October 1939 | 25 March 1949 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (II) | L51 | 29 August 1994 | 25 November 2011 |
| HMAS Kapunda | J218 | 21 October 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Kara Kara | Y276 | 14 October 1941 | 8 December 1945 |
| HMAS Karangi | A304 | 23 December 1941 | 31 May 1957 |
| HMAS Katoomba | J204 | 17 December 1941 | 2 August 1948 |
| HMAS Kazembe | 540 | 16 February 1943 | 18 December 1945 |
| HMAS Kiama | J353, M353 | 26 January 1944 | 3 April 1946 |
| HMAS Kiara | 26 May 1941 | 27 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Kimbla | A314 | 26 March 1956 | 15 February 1985 |
| HMAS Koala | A315 | 7 February 1940 | 18 April 1957 |
| HMAS Kookaburra | A331 | 28 February 1939 | 3 December 1958 |
| HMAS Koompartoo | Z256 | 23 December 1942 | 8 June 1962 |
| HMAS Koopa | KP | 14 September 1942 | 10 January 1947 |
| HMAS Koorine | 582 | 5 April 1943 | 4 September 1945 |
| HMAS Kuru | 83 | 8 December 1941 | 22 October 1943 |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| HMAS Kweena | 583 | 6 July 1943 | 17 March 1944 |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Labuan (II) | L128 | 9 March 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Lachlan | K364 | 14 February 1945 | 5 October 1949 |
| HMAS Lady Madge | 625 | 30 January 1943 | July 1944 |
| HMAS Lancelin | 734 | 23 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Larrakia (I) | 81 | 8 December 1941 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | |
| HMAS Latrobe | J234, M234 | 6 November 1942 | 13 March 1953 |
| HMAS Launceston (I) | J179 | 9 April 1942 | 23 March 1946 |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Launceston (III) | P94 | 22 September 2007 | 1 June 2023 |
| HMAS Lauriana | 502 | 27 August 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Leeuwin | A 245 | 27 May 2000 | |
| HMAS Leilani | 11 | 21 July 1941 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS Lismore | J145 | 24 January 1941 | 3 July 1946 |
| HMAS Lithgow | J206 | 14 June 1941 | 8 June 1948 |
| HMAS Lolita | 14 | 22 November 1941 | 13 June 1945 |
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Lorne | 571 | 2 March 1943 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Macquarie | K532 | 7 December 1945 | 17 March 1954 |
| HMAS Maitland | P88 | 29 September 2006 | 28 April 2022 |
| HMAS Mallow | 4 June 1924 | 20 November 1925 | |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Manoora (II) | L52 | 25 November 1994 | 27 May 2011 |
| HMAS Margaret II | 714 | 14 July 1942 | 7 July 1945 |
| HMAS Marguerite | T51 | 31 January 1920 | 23 July 1929 |
| HMAS Marina | 718 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Marlean | 20 | 30 December 1941 | 12 November 1944 |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Maryborough (I) | J195 | 12 June 1941 | December 1945 |
| HMAS Maryborough (II) | P95 | 8 December 2007 | |
| HMAS Marynong | 591 | 19 September 1943 | |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HMAS Matoma | 588 | 20 September 1943 | 19 April 1944 |
| HMAS Melbourne (I) | 18 January 1913 | 23 April 1928 | |
| HMAS Melbourne (II) | R21 | 28 October 1955 | 30 June 1982 |
| HMAS Melbourne (III) | FFG 05 | 15 February 1992 | 26 October 2019 |
| HMAS Melville | A246 | 27 May 2000 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| HMAS Mermaid | A02 | 4 December 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Mildura | J207 | 23 July 1941 | 11 September 1953 |
| HMAS Miramar II | 50 | 19 August 1941 | 17 July 1945 |
| HMAS Mischief II | 568 | 15 January 1943 | 7 September 1945 |
| HMAS Miss Gladys | 511 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Miss Swan | 722 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Moresby (II) | AGS73 | 6 March 1964 | 13 November 1997 |
| HMAS Moruya | 4 October 1941 | November 1944 | |
| HMAS Mourilyan | 23 May 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| HMAS Mowong | 543 | 8 September 1943 | 21 August 1945 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| HMAS Murchison | K442 | 17 December 1945 | 31 January 1956 |
| HMAS Napier | G97 | 28 November 1940 | 25 October 1945 |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Nepal | G25 | 11 May 1942 | 22 October 1945 |
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nereus | 19 | 30 December 1941 | |
| HMAS Nestor | G02 | 3 February 1941 | 16 June 1942 |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Nitipa | 771 | 22 December 1942 | 25 June 1945 |
| HMAS Nizam | G38 | 19 December 1940 | 17 October 1945 |
| HMAS Nokomis | 726 | 1 March 1943 | 13 September 1945 |
| HMAS Norman (I) | G49 | 15 September 1941 | October 1945 |
| HMAS Norman (II) | M84 | 26 August 2000 | 20 September 2018 |
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| HMAS Nyroca | 737 | 29 September 1942 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Oenone | 504 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Orara | N3FI | 9 October 1939 | 14 May 1945 |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Ovens | S70 | 18 April 1969 | 1 December 1995 |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Oxley (II) | S57 | 21 March 1967 | 13 February 1992 |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMAS Paluma (IV) | A01 | 27 February 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Para | 673 | 14 October 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
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Total number of ship histories: 474
