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 Parkes | J361 | 25 May 1944 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Parramatta (II) | U44 | 8 April 1940 | 27 November 1941 |
| HMAS Parramatta (III) | DE46 | 4 July 1961 | 11 January 1991 |
| HMAS Parramatta (IV) | FFH 154 | 4 October 2003 | |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Pedare | 675 | 13 March 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| HMAS Pedoro | 561 | 19 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Perth (I) | D29 | 29 June 1939 | 1 March 1942 |
| HMAS Perth (II) | D38 | 17 July 1965 | 15 October 1999 |
| HMAS Perth (III) | FFH 157 | 26 August 2006 | |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Pinafore | 715 | 23 September 1942 | 12 September 1945 |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Pioneer (II) | 676 | 5 April 1943 | 6 June 1944 |
| HMAS Pirie (I) | J189 | 10 October 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Pirie (II) | 87 | 29 July 2006 | 26 March 2021 |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 1 November 1956 | |
| HMAS Polaris | PS | 18 November 1942 | 21 November 1945 |
| HMAS Poyang | PY | 6 May 1943 | 6 March 1946 |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Quadrant | G11/F01 | 18 October 1945 | 16 August 1957 |
| HMAS Quality | G62 | 7 September 1942 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS Queenborough | G70 | 20 October 1945 | 7 April 1972 |
| HMAS Quiberon | G81/F03 | 6 July 1942 | 26 June 1964 |
| HMAS Quickmatch | G92 | 14 September 1942 | 26 April 1963 |
| HMAS Radical | 538 | 16 January 1943 | 3 June 1946 |
| HMAS Rankin | S78 | 29 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Rathane | 585 | 30 August 1943 | 22 April 1944 |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Riawe | 772 | 26 December 1942 | 12 December 1945 |
| HMAS Rockhampton | J203 | 21 January 1942 | 5 August 1946 |
| HMAS Rondelle | 566 | 17 November 1942 | |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Salamaua | L131 | 19 October 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Sea Mist | 10 | 21 July 1941 | 9 November 1945 |
| HMAS Seafarer | 732 | 27 October 1943 | |
| HMAS Sheean | S77 | 23 February 2001 | |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| HMAS Shepparton (II) | A03 | 24 January 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Shoalhaven | K535 | 2 May 1946 | 19 December 1955 |
| HMAS Shoalwater | M81 | 10 November 1987 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Shropshire | 73 | 20 April 1943 | 10 November 1949 |
| HMAS Silver Cloud | 52 | 21 July 1941 | 22 July 1943 |
| HMAS Sirius | O 266 | 16 September 2006 | 18 December 2021 |
| HMAS Sleuth | 18 January 1917 | 19 February 1920 | |
| HMAS Snipe | M1102 | 11 September 1962 | 17 June 1983 |
| HMAS Spinaway | 729 | 26 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Sprightly | A203 | 23 February 1944 | 31 March 1958 |
| HMAS St Giles | 15 January 1940 | 11 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Stalwart (I) | H14 | 27 January 1920 | 01 December 1925 |
| HMAS Stalwart (II) | D215 | 9 February 1968 | 9 March 1990 |
| HMAS Stalwart (III) | A304 | 13 November 2021 | |
| HMAS Starfish | 564 | 20 November 1942 | 7 September 1943 |
| HMAS Stawell | J348 | 7 August 1943 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Steady Hour | 12 | 26 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Stella Maris | 544 | 8 July 1943 | 12 March 1944 |
| HMAS Stingray | 542 | 8 September 1943 | 30 October 1945 |
| HMAS Strahan | J363 | 14 March 1944 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Stuart (II) | DE48 | 28 June 1963 | 26 July 1991 |
| HMAS Stuart (III) | FFH 153 | 17 August 2002 | |
| HMAS Success (I) | H02 | 27 January 1920 | 21 May 1930 |
| HMAS Success (II) | OR304 | 23 April 1986 | 29 June 2019 |
| HMAS Sundowner | 671 | 22 September 1942 | 6 July 1944 |
| HMAS Supply (I) | 0195, A195, AO195 | 15 August 1962 as HMAS Tide Austral | 16 December 1985 |
| HMAS Supply (II) | A195 | 10 April 2021 | |
| HMAS Suva | 23rd June 1919 | 12th August 1919 | |
| HMAS Swan (I) | D61 | 16 August 1916 | 15 May 1928 |
| HMAS Swan (II) | U74 | 21 January 1937 | 20 September 1962 |
| HMAS Swan (III) | DE50 | 20 January 1970 | 13 September 1996 |
| HMAS Swordsman | H11 and F3A | 27 January 1920 | 21 December 1929 |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Sydney (II) | D48 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Sydney (III) | R17 later A214 | 16 December 1948 | 12 November 1973 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) | 03 | 29 January 1983 | 7 November 2015 |
| HMAS Sydney (V) | D42 | 18 May 2020 | |
| HMAS Sylph | 573 | 2 March 1943 | 19 April 1944 |
| HMAS Tambar | 7 November 1939 | 14 July 1942 | |
| HMAS Tamworth | J181 | 8 August 1942 | 30 April 1946 |
| HMAS Tangalooma | 9 October 1942 | 23 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Tarakan (I) | L3017 | 4 July 1946 | 12 March 1954 |
| HMAS Tarakan (II) | L129 | 15 June 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Tasmania | H25 | 27 January 1920 | 09 January 1928 |
| HMAS Tattoo | H26 | 27 January 1920 | 19 June 1936 |
| HMAS Teal | M1152 | 30 August 1962 | 31 May 1973 |
| HMAS Terka | TR | 31 January 1941 | 25 January 1943 |
| HMAS Three Cheers | TC | 20 October 1944 | 20 February 1946 |
| HMAS Tingira | 25 April 1912 | 30 June 1927 | |
| HMAS Tobruk (I) | D37 | 8 May 1950 | 29 October 1960 |
| HMAS Tobruk (II) | L50 | 23 April 1981 | 31 July 2015 |
| HMAS Tolga | TL | 30 December 1940 | 3 March 1946 |
| HMAS Tonga | 533 | 5 September 1943 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS Toomeree | 65 | 15 May 1942 | 4 December 1945 |
| HMAS Toowoomba (I) | J157 | 9 October 1941 | 5 July 1946 |
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Total number of ship histories: 474
