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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 Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| RAFA Biloela | 5 July 1920 | 14 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Fantome | 27 November 1914 | 14 January 1919 | |
| HMAS Goonambee | 9 August 1940 | 4 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| Auxiliary Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| 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 Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Suva | 23rd June 1919 | 12th August 1919 | |
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Mourilyan | 23 May 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Adelaide (I) | 5 August 1922 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Sleuth | 18 January 1917 | 19 February 1920 | |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Albatross (I) | 23 January 1929 | 26 April 1933 | |
| HMAS Berrima | 17 August 1914 | 20 October 1914 | |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Mallow | |||
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Tingira | 25 April 1912 | 30 June 1927 | |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | 15 September 1916 | ||
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Albert (HMVS) | 24 June 1884 | 20 May 1895 | |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Woomera | 20 February 1946 | 11 October 1960 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Bungaree | 9 June 1941 | 7 August 1946 | |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Supply (I) | 0195, A195, AO195 | 15 August 1962 as HMAS Tide Austral | 16 December 1985 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) | 03 | 29 January 1983 | 7 November 2015 |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
| HMAS Shropshire | 73 | 20 April 1943 | 10 November 1949 |
| HMAS Riawe | 772 | 26 December 1942 | 12 December 1945 |
| HMAS AE1 | 80 | 28 February 1914 | 14 September 1914 |
| HMAS AE2 | 81 | 28 February 1914 | 30 April 1915 |
| HMAS Larrakia (I) | 81 | 8 December 1941 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS Warreen (Stella) | 821/Y263 | 22 October 1942 | 31 March 1966 |
| HMAS Kuru | 83 | 8 December 1941 | 22 October 1943 |
| HMAS Sprightly | A203 | 23 February 1944 | 31 March 1958 |
| HMAS Kangaroo | A291 | 27 September 1940 | 15 December 1955 |
| HMAS Karangi | A304 | 23 December 1941 | 31 May 1957 |
| HMAS Kimbla | A314 | 26 March 1956 | 15 February 1985 |
| HMAS Koala | A315 | 7 February 1940 | 18 April 1957 |
| HMAS Kookaburra | A331 | 28 February 1939 | 3 December 1958 |
| HMAS Moresby (II) | AGS 73 | 6 March 1964 | 13 November 1997 |
| HMAS Abraham Crijnssen | AJ | 26 May 1937 | 5 May 1943 |
| HMAS Allenwood | AL | 29 July 1941 | 31 October 1944 |
| HMAS Westralia (II) | AO 195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR 908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Faith | ASR 909 Y258 | 8 February 1945 | 29 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Speed | ASR 910 | 28 February 1945 | |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR 911 Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR 912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR 913 Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR 914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Bird | ASR 915 | 28 March 1945 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR 916 | 8 February 1945 | |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR 917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR 918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Air Master | ASR 919 | 31 August 1944 | |
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR 920 Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Air Rest | ASR 921 | 20 September 1944 | 25 May 1949 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR 922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR 923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Cloud | ASR 924 | 20 October 1944 | 1949 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR 925 | 28 February 1945 | 1957 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR 926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR 927 | 27 November 1944 | 24 September 1946 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Bonthorpe | BT | 5 February 1940 | 17 February 1945 |
| HMAS Australia (I) | C6/C09/C81 | 21 June 1913 | 12 December 1921 |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Perth (II) | D 38 | 17 July 1965 | 15 October 1999 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Vendetta (II) | D08 | 26 November 1958 | 9 October 1979 |
| HMAS Vampire (II) | D11 | 23 June 1959 | 13 August 1986 |
| HMAS Duchess | D154 | 8 May 1964 | 23 October 1977 |
| HMAS Stalwart (II) | D215 | 9 February 1968 | 9 March 1990 |
