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 Commissionedsort descending Decommissioned/Lost
HMAS Marynong 591 19 September 1943
HMAS Alatna 2 February 1944 1 January 1946
HMAS Bundarra 621 2 January 1943
HMAS Geelong (II) P215 2 June 1984 8 July 2006
HMAS Gascoyne (II) M85 2 June 2001 5 December 2024
HMAS Lorne 571 2 March 1943 2 July 1945
HMAS Sylph 573 2 March 1943 19 April 1944
HMAS Shoalhaven K535 2 May 1946 19 December 1955
HMAS Shropshire 73 20 April 1943 10 November 1949
HMAS Woomera 20 February 1946 11 October 1960
HMAS Swan (III) DE50 20 January 1970 13 September 1996
HMAS Moresby (I) 20 June 1925 14 March 1946
HMAS Benalla (II) A04 20 March 1990 16 June 2023
HMAS Coogee 20 May 1918 25 February 1919
HMAS Esmeralda 15 20 November 1941 30 January 1946
HMAS Starfish 564 20 November 1942 7 September 1943
HMAS Air View ASR923 20 November 1944 30 September 1946
HMAS Air Cloud ASR924 20 October 1944 20 February 1947
HMAS Air Guide ASR913, Y260 20 October 1944 9 August 1946
HMAS Three Cheers TC 20 October 1944 20 February 1946
HMAS Queenborough G70 20 October 1945 7 April 1972
HMAS Matoma 588 20 September 1943 19 April 1944
HMAS Air Foam ASR912 20 September 1944 June 1944
HMAS Air Mist ASR917 20 September 1944 19 December 1945
SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) ASR920, Y257 20 September 1944
HMAS Air Rest ASR921 20 September 1944 25 May 1949
HMAS Yunnan 20 September 1944 31 January 1946
HMAS John Hardy 70 21 December 1942 16 October 1945
HMAS Yarra (II) U77 21 January 1936 4 March 1942
HMAS Swan (II) U74 21 January 1937 20 September 1962
HMAS Rockhampton J203 21 January 1942 5 August 1946
HDML 1323 ML1323 21 January 1944 15 August 1958
HMAS Leilani 11 21 July 1941 19 November 1945
HMAS Sea Mist 10 21 July 1941 9 November 1945
HMAS Silver Cloud 52 21 July 1941 22 July 1943
HMAS Darwin FFG 04 21 July 1984 9 December 2017
HMAS Australia (I) C6/C09/C81 21 June 1913 12 December 1921
HMAS Oxley (II) S57 21 March 1967 13 February 1992
HMAS Canberra (II) FFG 02 21 March 1981 12 November 2005
HMAS Kapunda J218 21 October 1942 14 January 1946
HMAS Warrego (II) U73 22 August 1940 15 August 1963
HMAS Nitipa 771 22 December 1942 25 June 1945
HMAS Condamine K698/F698 22 February 1946 2 December 1955
HMAS Glenelg (II) P96 22 February 2008 6 October 2022
HMAS Allambie 570 22 January 1943 3 October 1944
HMAS Iolanthe 569 22 January 1943
HMAS Gladstone (I) J324, M324 22 March 1943 16 July 1956
HMAS Deloraine J232 22 November 1941 30 June 1948
HMAS Lolita 14 22 November 1941 13 June 1945
HMAS Warreen (Stella) 821/Y263 22 October 1942 31 March 1966
HMAS Valanjen 589 22 October 1943 18 April 1944
HMAS Yandra FY91 22 September 1940 25 March 1946
HMAS Sundowner 671 22 September 1942 6 July 1944
HMAS Launceston (III) P94 22 September 2007 1 June 2023
HMAS Tobruk (II) L50 23 April 1981 31 July 2015
HMAS Success (II) OR304 23 April 1986 29 June 2019
HMAS Karangi A304 23 December 1941 31 May 1957
HMAS Winbah 16 23 December 1941 6 August 1945
HMAS Koompartoo Z256 23 December 1942 8 June 1962
HMAS Sprightly A203 23 February 1944 31 March 1958
HMAS Dechaineux S76 23 February 2001
HMAS Sheean S77 23 February 2001
HMAS Albatross (I) 23 January 1929 26 April 1933
HMAS Mildura J207 23 July 1941 11 September 1953
HMAS Vampire (II) D11 23 June 1959 13 August 1986
HMAS Wollongong (III) P92 23 June 2007 8 December 2022
HMAS Mourilyan 23 May 1918 20 December 1918
HMAS Warramunga (I) I44 23 November 1942 7 December 1959
HMAS Wollongong (I) J172 23 October 1941 11 February 1946
HMAS Aeolus 563 23 October 1942 23 June 1944
HMAS Lancelin 734 23 October 1944
HMAS Warrnambool (I) J202 23 September 1941 13 September 1947
HMAS Avalon 717 23 September 1942 30 June 1945
HMAS Avonita 712 23 September 1942 19 November 1945
HMAS Marina 718 23 September 1942
HMAS Miss Swan 722 23 September 1942
HMAS Pinafore 715 23 September 1942 12 September 1945
HMAS Hobart (III) D39 23 September 2017
HMAS Suva 23rd June 1919 12th August 1919
HMAS Australia (II) I84/D84/C84 24 April 1928 31 August 1954
HMAS Lismore J145 24 January 1941 3 July 1946
HMAS Shepparton (II) A03 24 January 1990 16 June 2023
HMAS Winter WR 24 July 1943 14 September 1945
HMAS Albert (HMVS) 24 June 1884 20 May 1895
HMAS Jester 775 24 June 1943 24 August 1944
HMAS Armidale (II) P83 24 June 2005 30 March 2023
HMAS Fremantle (I) J246/M246 24 March 1943 22 June 1959
HMAS Adele (ex-HMAS Franklin) FY89 24 October 1939 7 May 1943
HMAS Sydney (II) D48 24 September 1935
HMAS Tingira 25 April 1912 30 June 1927
HMAS Jervis Bay (I) GT203 25 August 1977 18 April 1994
HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) 25 July 1891
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 Platypus (I) 25 March 1919 1 November 1956
HMAS Parkes J361 25 May 1944 17 December 1945

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Total number of ship histories: 475


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