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 Toowoomba (II) | FFH 156 | 8 October 2005 | |
| HMAS Topsy A | 539 | 18 January 1943 | 9 May 1944 |
| HMAS Torrens (I) | D67 | 3 July 1916 | 12 May 1926 |
| HMAS Townsville (I) | J205 | 19 December 1941 | 5 August 1946 |
| HMAS Townsville (II) | P205 | 18 July 1981 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Uki | FY80 | 11 December 1939 | 24 December 1942 |
| HMAS Upolu | 18 August 1914 | 9 December 1914 | |
| HMAS Valanjen | 589 | 22 October 1943 | 18 April 1944 |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Vampire (II) | D11 | 23 June 1959 | 13 August 1986 |
| HMAS Vendetta (I) | D69 | 11 October 1933 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Vendetta (II) | D08 | 26 November 1958 | 9 October 1979 |
| HMAS Vengeance | R71 | 13 November 1952 | 25 October 1955 |
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Viking | 716 | 8 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Vlaming | 719 | 10 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Voyager (I) | D31 | 11 October 1933 | 23 September 1942 |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Wagga | J315, M183 | 18 December 1942 | 28 October 1960 |
| HMAS Wallaroo | J222 | 15 July 1942 | 11 June 1943 |
| HMAS Waller | S75 | 10 July 1999 | |
| HMAS Waree | W | 18 September 1942 | 17 October 1946 |
| HMAS Warramunga (I) | I44 | 23 November 1942 | 7 December 1959 |
| HMAS Warramunga (II) | FFH 152 | 31 March 2001 | |
| HMAS Warreen (Stella) | 821/Y263 | 22 October 1942 | 31 March 1966 |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Warrego (II) | U73 | 22 August 1940 | 15 August 1963 |
| HMAS Warrnambool (I) | J202 | 23 September 1941 | 13 September 1947 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Westralia (I) | F95 | 17 January 1940 | 19 September 1946 |
| HMAS Westralia (II) | AO195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Whang Pu | 1 October 1943 | 22 April 1946 | |
| HMAS Whyalla (I) | J153 | 8 January 1942 | 16 May 1946 |
| HMAS Whyalla (II) | P208 | 3 July 1982 | 2 September 2005 |
| HMAS Winbah | 16 | 23 December 1941 | 6 August 1945 |
| HMAS Winnilya | 728 | 3 July 1941 | |
| HMAS Winter | WR | 24 July 1943 | 14 September 1945 |
| HMAS Wollongong (I) | J172 | 23 October 1941 | 11 February 1946 |
| HMAS Wollongong (II) | P206 | 28 November 1981 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Wollongong (III) | P92 | 23 June 2007 | 8 December 2022 |
| HMAS Wongalere | 12 February 1943 | 31 October 1945 | |
| HMAS Woomera | 20 February 1946 | 11 October 1960 | |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Yandra | FY91 | 22 September 1940 | 25 March 1946 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Yarra (II) | U77 | 21 January 1936 | 4 March 1942 |
| HMAS Yarra (III) | DE45 | 27 July 1961 | 22 November 1985 |
| HMAS Yarra (IV) | M 87 | 1 March 2003 | |
| HMAS Yarroma | 51 | 19 August 1941 | 25 August 1945 |
| HMAS Yunnan | 20 September 1944 | 31 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 | |
| ML 814 | ML814 | 1 January 1943 | 12 October 1945 |
| ML 819 | ML819 | 10 May 1943 | 13 December 1945 |
| ML 824 | ML824 | 18 November 1943 | 19 November 1945 |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| MV Besant | |||
| MV Stoker | |||
| MV Sycamore | |||
| Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| Acheron (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| Admiral Hudson | |||
| Admiral's Barge | |||
| Avernus (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| VSIS Merkur | |||
| RAFA Biloela | 5 July 1920 | 14 November 1927 | |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR920, Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| STS Young Endeavour |
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Total number of ship histories: 474
