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 Nestor | G02 | 3 February 1941 | 16 June 1942 |
| HMAS Yandra | FY91 | 22 September 1940 | 25 March 1946 |
| HMAS Adele (ex-HMAS Franklin) | FY89 | 24 October 1939 | 7 May 1943 |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Uki | FY80 | 11 December 1939 | 24 December 1942 |
| HMAS Perth (III) | FFH 157 | 26 August 2006 | |
| HMAS Toowoomba (II) | FFH 156 | 8 October 2005 | |
| HMAS Ballarat (II) | FFH 155 | 26 June 2004 | |
| HMAS Parramatta (IV) | FFH 154 | 4 October 2003 | |
| HMAS Stuart (III) | FFH 153 | 17 August 2002 | |
| HMAS Warramunga (II) | FFH 152 | 31 March 2001 | |
| HMAS Arunta (II) | FFH 151 | 12 December 1998 | |
| HMAS Anzac (III) | FFH 150 | 18 May 1996 | 18 May 2024 |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Melbourne (III) | FFG 05 | 15 February 1992 | 26 October 2019 |
| HMAS Darwin | FFG 04 | 21 July 1984 | 9 December 2017 |
| HMAS Canberra (II) | FFG 02 | 21 March 1981 | 12 November 2005 |
| HMAS Adelaide (II) | FFG 01 | 15 November 1980 | 19 January 2008 |
| HMAS Westralia (I) | F95 | 17 January 1940 | 19 September 1946 |
| HMAS Beryl (II) | F71/BL | 9 October 1939 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (I) | F23 | 6 October 1939 | 25 March 1949 |
| HMAS Derwent | F22/DE22/DE49 | 30 April 1964 | 8 August 1994 |
| HMAS Emu | DT931 | 30 July 1946 | 17 December 1959 |
| HMAS Swan (III) | DE50 | 20 January 1970 | 13 September 1996 |
| HMAS Stuart (II) | DE48 | 28 June 1963 | 26 July 1991 |
| HMAS Parramatta (III) | DE46 | 4 July 1961 | 11 January 1991 |
| HMAS Yarra (III) | DE45 | 27 July 1961 | 22 November 1985 |
| HMAS Bataan | D9/I91/D191 | 25 May 1945 | 18 October 1954 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Vendetta (I) | D69 | 11 October 1933 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Torrens (I) | D67 | 3 July 1916 | 12 May 1926 |
| HMAS Hobart (I) | D63 | 28 September 1938 | 20 December 1947 |
| HMAS Swan (I) | D61 | 16 August 1916 | 15 May 1928 |
| HMAS Anzac (II) | D59 | 14 March 1951 | 4 October 1974 |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Huon (I) | D50 | 14 December 1915 | 7 June 1928 |
| HMAS Sydney (II) | D48 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Sydney (V) | D42 | 18 May 2020 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (III) | D41 | 27 October 2018 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (II) | D41 | 16 December 1967 | 19 October 2001 |
| HMAS Hobart (III) | D39 | 23 September 2017 | |
| HMAS Hobart (II) | D39 | 18 December 1965 | 12 May 2000 |
| HMAS Perth (II) | D38 | 17 July 1965 | 15 October 1999 |
| HMAS Tobruk (I) | D37 | 8 May 1950 | 29 October 1960 |
| HMAS Canberra (I) | D33 | 9 July 1928 | 9 August 1942 |
| HMAS Voyager (I) | D31 | 11 October 1933 | 23 September 1942 |
| HMAS Perth (I) | D29 | 29 June 1939 | 1 March 1942 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Stalwart (II) | D215 | 9 February 1968 | 9 March 1990 |
| HMAS Duchess | D154 | 8 May 1964 | 23 October 1977 |
| HMAS Vampire (II) | D11 | 23 June 1959 | 13 August 1986 |
| HMAS Vendetta (II) | D08 | 26 November 1958 | 9 October 1979 |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Australia (I) | C6/C09/C81 | 21 June 1913 | 12 December 1921 |
| HMAS Bonthorpe | BT | 5 February 1940 | 17 February 1945 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Bombo | BB | 28 May 1941 | 25 February 1946 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR927 | 27 November 1944 | 24 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR925 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Cloud | ASR924 | 20 October 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Rest | ASR921 | 20 September 1944 | 25 May 1949 |
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR920, Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Air Master | ASR919 | 31 August 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR916 | 8 February 1945 | 2 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Bird | ASR915 | 28 March 1945 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR913, Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR911, Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Speed | ASR910 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Faith | ASR909, Y258 | 8 February 1945 | 29 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Westralia (II) | AO195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Allenwood | AL | 29 July 1941 | 31 October 1944 |
| HMAS Abraham Crijnssen | AJ | 26 May 1937 | 5 May 1943 |
| HMAS Moresby (II) | AGS73 | 6 March 1964 | 13 November 1997 |
| HMAS Kookaburra | A331 | 28 February 1939 | 3 December 1958 |
| HMAS Koala | A315 | 7 February 1940 | 18 April 1957 |
| HMAS Kimbla | A314 | 26 March 1956 | 15 February 1985 |
| HMAS Karangi | A304 | 23 December 1941 | 31 May 1957 |
| HMAS Stalwart (III) | A304 | 13 November 2021 | |
| HMAS Kangaroo | A291 | 27 September 1940 | 15 December 1955 |
| HMAS Melville | A246 | 27 May 2000 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| HMAS Sprightly | A203 | 23 February 1944 | 31 March 1958 |
| HMAS Supply (II) | A195 | 10 April 2021 | |
| HMAS Benalla (II) | A04 | 20 March 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Shepparton (II) | A03 | 24 January 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Mermaid | A02 | 4 December 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Paluma (IV) | A01 | 27 February 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
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Total number of ship histories: 475
