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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 Albert (HMVS) | 24 June 1884 | 20 May 1895 | |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Woomera | 20 February 1946 | 11 October 1960 | |
| HMAS Melbourne (I) | 18 January 1913 | 23 April 1928 | |
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (I) | 31 October 1916 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Victoria HMVS | |||
| Auxiliary Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| HMAS Adelaide (I) | 5 August 1922 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Albatross (I) | 23 January 1929 | 26 April 1933 | |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 03 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Goonambee | 09 August 1940 | 4 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Tingira | 25 April 1912 | 30 June 1927 | |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | ||
| HMAS Bungaree | 9 June 1941 | 7 August 1946 | |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Fantome | 27 November 1914 | 14 January 1919 | |
| RAFA Biloela | 5 July 1920 | 14 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Supply | 0195, A195, AO195 | 15 August 1962 as HMAS Tide Austral | 16 December 1985 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) - Part 1 | 03 | 29 January 1983 | 07 November 2015 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) - Part 2 | 03 | 29/01/1983 | 07/11/2015 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) - Part 3 | 03 | 29/01/1983 | 07/11/2015 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) - Part 4 | 03 | 29/01/1983 | 07/11/2015 |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
