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Former Ships of the Royal Australian Navy

Select from the list below to view ship data and historical facts of past R.A.N. vessels.

This list is not complete and further ship histories will be added as they become available.

Ship Histories

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ShipTypeCommissioning Date
A
Abraham CrijnssenMinesweeper26 May 1937
AdelaideLight Cruiser5 August 1922
AE1E Class Submarine28 February 1914
AE2E Class Submarine28 February 1914
AlbatrossSeaplane Carrier23 January 1929
AnzacDestroyer14 March 1951
AraratMinesweeper23 October 1941
ArmidaleMinesweeper11 June 1942
AruntaDestroyer30 March 1942
AssailPatrol Boat12 July 1968
AustraliaBattle Cruiser21 June 1913
AustraliaHeavy Cruiser24 April 1928
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BallaratMinesweeper30 August 1941
BarcooFrigate17 January 1944
BarwonFrigate10 December 1945
BataanDestroyer25 May 1945
BathurstMinesweeper6 December 1940
BenallaMinesweeper27 April 1943
BendigoMinesweeper10 May 1941
BerylMinesweeper & Boom Gate Vessel9 Oct 1939
BiloelaFleet Collier
BonthorpeAuxiliary Minesweeper5 February 1940
BoonarooAuxiliary Vessel1 March 1967
BowenMinesweeper9 November 1942
BrisbaneLight Cruiser31 October 1916
BroomeMinesweeper29 July 1942
BunburyMinesweeper3 January 1943
BundabergMinesweeper12 September 1942
BurdekinFrigate27 June 1944
BurnieMinesweeper15 April 1941
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CairnsMinesweeper11 May 1942
CanberraHeavy Cruiser9 July 1928
CastlemaineMinesweeper17 June 1942
CessnockMinesweeper26 January 1942
CessnockPatrol Boat5 March 1983
ColacMinesweeper6 January 1942
CondamineFrigate22 February 1946
CoolebarMinesweeper18 December 1939
CootamundraMinesweeper30 April 1943
CowraMinesweeper8 October 1943
CulgoaFrigate1 April 1947
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DeloraineMinesweeper22 November 1941
DiamantinaFrigate / Oceanographic Research Ship27 April 1945
DubboMinesweeper31 July 1942
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EchucaMinesweeper7 September 1942
EncounterLight Cruiser1 July 1912
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FantomeSloop27 November 1914
FremantleMinesweeper24 March 1943
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GascoyneFrigate / Oceanographic Research Ship18 November 1943
GawlerMinesweeper14 August 1942
GayundahGunboat1884
GeelongMinesweeper16 January 1942
GeraldtonMinesweeper6 April 1942
GladstoneMinesweeper22 March 1943
GlenelgMinesweeper16 November 1942
GoulburnMinesweeper28 February 1941
GunbarMinesweeper18 December 1940
GympieMinesweeper4 November 1942
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HawkesburyFrigate5 July 1944
HDML 1347Harbour Defence Motor Launch1 January 1945
HobartLight Cruiser13 January 1936
HorshamMinesweeper18 November 1942
HuonTorpedo Boat Destroyer14 December 1915
I

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InverellMinesweeper17 September 1942
IpswichMinesweeper13 June 1942
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J1Submarine15 March 1916
J2Submarine1 June 1916
J3Submarine27 April 1916
J4Submarine17 July 1916
J5Submarine6 May 1916
J7Submarine15 September 1917
JeparitAuxiliary Vessel (Store Carrier)11 December 1969
JuneeMinesweeper11 April 1944
K

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KalgoorlieMinesweeper7 April 1942
KangarooBoom Defence Vessel27 September 1940
KanimblaArmed Merchant Cruiser / Landing Ship Infantry6 October 1939
KapundaMinesweeper21 October 1942
Kara KaraBoom Gate Vessel23 December 1941
KarangiBoom Defence Vessel23 December 1941
KatoombaMinesweeper17 December 1941
KiamaMinesweeper26 January 1944
KoalaBoom Working Vessel7 February 1940
KookaburraBoom Defence Vessel28 February 1939
KoompartooHarbour Ferry converted to Boom Gate Vessel23 December 1942
KoopaDepot Ship14 September 1942
KuruPatrol Vessel8 December 1941
KurumbaOil Tanker
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LachlanFrigate14 February 1945
LarrakiaPatrol Vessel (Air-Sea Rescue Launch)8 December 1941
LatrobeMinesweeper6 November 1942
LauncestonMinesweeper9 April 1942
LismoreMinesweeper24 January 1941
LithgowMinesweeper14 June 1941
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MacquarieFrigate7 December 1945
ManooraArmed Merchant Cruiser /
Landing Ship Infantry		12 December 1939
MargueriteFlower Class Minesweeping Sloop1919
MaryboroughMinesweeper12 June 1941
MatafeleStores Carrier1 January 1943
MelbourneLight Cruiser18 January 1913
MelbourneAircraft Carrier28 October 1955
MilduraMinesweeper23 July 1941
ML 814Motor Launch1 January 1943
MoresbySloop20 June 1925
MurchisonFrigate17 December 1945
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NapierDestroyer28 November 1940
NepalDestroyer11 May 1942
NestorDestroyer3 February 1941
NizamDestroyer19 December 1940
NormanDestroyer15 September 1941
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OtwaySubmarine1 April 1927
OxleySubmarine1 April 1927
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PalumaGunboat28 October 1884
ParkesMinesweeper25 May 1944
ParramattaTorpedo Boat Destroyer10 September 1910
ParramattaSloop8 April 1940
ParramattaDestroyer Escort4 July 1961
Patricia CamAuxiliary Minesweeper3 March 1942
PenguinSloop1 July 1913
PerthLight Cruiser15 June 1936
PerthDestroyer17 July 1965
PioneerLight Cruiser1 March 1913
PirieMinesweeper10 October 1942
PlatypusSubmarine Depot Ship25 March 1919
ProtectorLight Cruiser19 June 1884
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QuadrantDestroyer / Anti-submarine Frigate26 November 1942
QualityDestroyer7 September 1942
QueenboroughDestroyer / Anti-submarine Frigate29 October 1945
QuiberonDestroyer / Anti-submarine Frigate6 July 1942
QuickmatchDestroyer / Anti-submarine Frigate14 September 1942
R
RockhamptonMinesweeper21 January 1942
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SDB 1323Motor Launch21 January 1944
SheppartonMinesweeper1 February 1943
ShoalhavenFrigate2 May 1946
ShropshireHeavy Cruiser24 September 1929
StawellMinesweeper7 August 1943
StalwartDestroyer Tender9 February 1968
StrahanMinesweeper14 March 1944
StuartDestroyer21 December 1918
SwanTorpedo Boat Destroyer16 August 1916
SwanSloop21 January 1937
SwanRiver Class Destroyer Escort20 January 1970
SydneyLight Cruiser26 June 1913
SydneyLight Cruiser24 September 1935
Sydney Aircraft Carrier / Fast Troop Transport16 December 1948
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TamworthMinesweeper8 August 1942
TarakanLanding Ship Tank4 July 1946
TerkaMinesweeper31 January 1941
TobrukDestroyer8 May 1950
TorrensTorpedo Boat Destroyer3 July 1916
ToowoombaMinesweeper9 October 1941
TownsvilleMinesweeper19 December 1941
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VampireDestroyer11 October 1933
VampireDestroyer23 June 1959
VendettaDestroyer11 October 1933
VendettaDestroyer26 November 1958
VengeanceAircraft Carrier13 November 1952
VoyagerDestroyer11 October 1933
VoyagerDestroyer12 February 1957
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WaggaMinesweeper18 December 1942
WallarooMinesweeper15 July 1942
WarreenSurvey Vessel22 October 1942
WarregoTorpedo Boat Destroyer1 June 1912
WarregoSloop22 August 1940
WarrnamboolMinesweeper23 September 1941
WarramungaDestroyer23 November 1942
WaterhenDestroyer11 October 1933
WatoTug11 May 1941
WestraliaArmed Merchant Cruiser / Landing Ship Infantry

17 January 1940

WhyallaMinesweeper8 January 1942
WollongongMinesweeper23 October 1941
WollongongPatrol Boat28 November 1981
Wyatt EarpAntarctic Exploration Vessel17 November 1947
Y

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YarraTorpedo Boat Destroyer10 September 1910
YarraSloop21 January 1936
YarraDestroyer Escort 27 July 1961

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Recently Decommissioned Ships

ShipTypeCommissioning Date
BendigoPatrol Boat28 May 1983
BunburyPatrol Boat15 December 1984
CanberraFrigate21 March 1981
CessnockPatrol Boat5 Mar 1983
DubboPatrol Boat10 March 1984
FremantlePatrol Boat17 March 1980
GawlerPatrol Boat27 August 1983
GeelongPatrol Boat2 June 1984
GeraldtonPatrol Boat10 December 1983
GladstonePatrol Boat08 September 1984
IpswichPatrol Boat13 November 1982
LauncestonPatrol Boat1 March 1982
TownsvillePatrol Boat18 July 1981
WarrnamboolPatrol Boat14 Mar 1981
WestraliaReplenishment Ship9 October 1989
WhyallaPatrol Boat3 Jul 1982