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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| VSIS Merkur | |||
| Avernus (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| Acheron (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Mallow | 4 June 1924 | 20 November 1925 | |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Culgoa | K408 | 1 April 1947 | 15 April 1954 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| ML 814 | ML814 | 1 January 1943 | 12 October 1945 |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HDML 1347 | Q1347 | 1 January 1945 | 29 April 1946 |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Nokomis | 726 | 1 March 1943 | 13 September 1945 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Whang Pu | 1 October 1943 | 22 April 1946 | |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Barwon | K406 | 10 December 1945 | 31 March 1947 |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | 28 September 2023 |
| HMAS Vlaming | 719 | 10 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 45 | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Bendigo (I) | J187, B237, A111 | 10 May 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| ML 819 | ML819 | 10 May 1943 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Shoalwater | M81 | 10 November 1987 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Pirie (I) | J189 | 10 October 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Uki | FY80 | 11 December 1939 | 24 December 1942 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Nepal | G25 | 11 May 1942 | 22 October 1945 |
| HMAS Cairns (I) | J183 | 11 May 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Vendetta (I) | D69 | 11 October 1933 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Voyager (I) | D31 | 11 October 1933 | 23 September 1942 |
| HMAS Snipe | M1102 | 11 September 1962 | 17 June 1983 |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Wongalere | 12 February 1943 | 31 October 1945 | |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
| HMAS Assail (I) | P89 | 12 July 1968 | 18 October 1985 |
| HMAS Maryborough (I) | J195 | 12 June 1941 | December 1945 |
| HDML 1340 | ML1340 | 12 May 1944 | 24 October 1945 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (I) | J231 | 12 September 1942 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Borough Belle | 13 December 1943 | 4 December 1945 | |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR911, Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Ipswich (I) | J186 | 13 June 1942 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Pedare | 675 | 13 March 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| HMAS Vengeance | R71 | 13 November 1952 | 25 October 1955 |
| HMAS Aitape | P84 | 13 November 1967 | 14 November 1974 |
| HMAS Ipswich (II) | P209 | 13 November 1982 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Gawler (I) | J188 | 14 August 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Huon (I) | D50 | 14 December 1915 | 7 June 1928 |
| HMAS Bandolier | 95 | 14 December 1968 | 16 November 1973 |
| HMAS Geranium | 14 February 1920 | 10 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Lachlan | K364 | 14 February 1945 | 5 October 1949 |
| HMAS Margaret II | 714 | 14 July 1942 | 7 July 1945 |
| HMAS Lithgow | J206 | 14 June 1941 | 8 June 1948 |
| HMAS Strahan | J363 | 14 March 1944 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS Anzac (II) | D59 | 14 March 1951 | 4 October 1974 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
