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 Shoalhaven | K535 | 2 May 1946 | 19 December 1955 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| HMAS Shepparton (II) | A03 | 24 January 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Seafarer | 732 | 27 October 1943 | |
| HMAS Sea Mist | 10 | 21 July 1941 | 9 November 1945 |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Salamaua | L131 | 19 October 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Rondelle | 566 | 17 November 1942 | |
| HMAS Rockhampton | J203 | 21 January 1942 | 5 August 1946 |
| HMAS Riawe | 772 | 26 December 1942 | 12 December 1945 |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Rathane | 585 | 30 August 1943 | 22 April 1944 |
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| HMAS Radical | 538 | 16 January 1943 | 3 June 1946 |
| HMAS Quickmatch | G92 | 14 September 1942 | 26 April 1963 |
| HMAS Quiberon | G81/F03 | 6 July 1942 | 26 June 1964 |
| HMAS Queenborough | G70 | 20 October 1945 | 7 April 1972 |
| HMAS Quality | G62 | 7 September 1942 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS Quadrant | G11/F01 | 18 October 1945 | 16 August 1957 |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Poyang | PY | 6 May 1943 | 6 March 1946 |
| HMAS Polaris | PS | 18 November 1942 | 21 November 1945 |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 1 November 1956 | |
| HMAS Pirie (II) | 87 | 29 July 2006 | 26 March 2021 |
| HMAS Pirie (I) | J189 | 10 October 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Pioneer (II) | 676 | 5 April 1943 | 6 June 1944 |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Pinafore | 715 | 23 September 1942 | 12 September 1945 |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Perth (I) | D29 | 29 June 1939 | 1 March 1942 |
| HMAS Perth (II) | D38 | 17 July 1965 | 15 October 1999 |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Pedoro | 561 | 19 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Pedare | 675 | 13 March 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Parramatta (II) | U44 | 8 April 1940 | 27 November 1941 |
| HMAS Parramatta (III) | DE46 | 4 July 1961 | 11 January 1991 |
| HMAS Parkes | J361 | 25 May 1944 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Para | 673 | 14 October 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMAS Paluma (IV) | A01 | 27 February 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Oxley (II) | S57 | 21 March 1967 | 13 February 1992 |
| HMAS Ovens | S70 | 18 April 1969 | 1 December 1995 |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Orara | N3FI | 9 October 1939 | 14 May 1945 |
| HMAS Oenone | 504 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Nyroca | 737 | 29 September 1942 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| HMAS Norman (I) | G49 | 15 September 1941 | October 1945 |
| HMAS Norman (II) | M84 | 26 August 2000 | 20 September 2018 |
| HMAS Nokomis | 726 | 1 March 1943 | 13 September 1945 |
| HMAS Nizam | G38 | 19 December 1940 | 17 October 1945 |
| HMAS Nitipa | 771 | 22 December 1942 | 25 June 1945 |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Nestor | G02 | 3 February 1941 | 16 June 1942 |
| HMAS Nereus | 19 | 30 December 1941 | |
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Nepal | G25 | 11 May 1942 | 22 October 1945 |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Napier | G97 | 28 November 1940 | 25 October 1945 |
| HMAS Murchison | K442 | 17 December 1945 | 31 January 1956 |
| HMAS Mulcra | S-141 | 11 June 1945 | 10 January 1946 |
| HMAS Mowong | 543 | 8 September 1943 | 21 August 1945 |
| HMAS Mourilyan | 23 May 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| HMAS Moruya | 4 October 1941 | November 1944 | |
| HMAS Moresby (II) | AGS73 | 6 March 1964 | 13 November 1997 |
| HMAS Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Miss Swan | 722 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Miss Gladys | 511 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Mischief II | 568 | 15 January 1943 | 7 September 1945 |
| HMAS Miramar II | 50 | 19 August 1941 | 17 July 1945 |
| HMAS Mildura | J207 | 23 July 1941 | 11 September 1953 |
| HMAS Mermaid | A02 | 4 December 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Melbourne (III) | FFG 05 | 15 February 1992 | 26 October 2019 |
| HMAS Melbourne (I) | 18 January 1913 | 23 April 1928 | |
| HMAS Melbourne (II) | R21 | 28 October 1955 | 30 June 1982 |
| HMAS Matoma | 588 | 20 September 1943 | 19 April 1944 |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HMAS Marynong | 591 | 19 September 1943 | |
| HMAS Maryborough (I) | J195 | 12 June 1941 | December 1945 |
| HMAS Maryborough (II) | P95 | 8 December 2007 | 28 September 2023 |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Marlean | 20 | 30 December 1941 | 12 November 1944 |
| HMAS Marina | 718 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Marguerite | T51 | 31 January 1920 | 23 July 1929 |
| HMAS Margaret II | 714 | 14 July 1942 | 7 July 1945 |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Manoora (II) | L52 | 25 November 1994 | 27 May 2011 |
| HMAS Mallow | 4 June 1924 | 20 November 1925 | |
| HMAS Maitland | P88 | 29 September 2006 | 28 April 2022 |
| HMAS Macquarie | K532 | 7 December 1945 | 17 March 1954 |
| HMAS Lorne | 571 | 2 March 1943 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Lolita | 14 | 22 November 1941 | 13 June 1945 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
