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 Diamantina (I) | K377, A266 | 27 April 1945 | 29 February 1980 |
| HMAS Derwent | F22/DE22/DE49 | 30 April 1964 | 8 August 1994 |
| HMAS Deloraine | J232 | 22 November 1941 | 30 June 1948 |
| HMAS Darwin | FFG 04 | 21 July 1984 | 9 December 2017 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Culgoa | K408 | 1 April 1947 | 15 April 1954 |
| HMAS Cowra | J351, M351 | 8 October 1943 | 26 June 1953 |
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Cootamundra | J316, M186 | 30 April 1943 | 8 June 1959 |
| HMAS Coolebar | J25 | 18 December 1939 | 1 June 1945 |
| HMAS Coogee | 20 May 1918 | 25 February 1919 | |
| HMAS Condamine | K698/F698 | 22 February 1946 | 2 December 1955 |
| HMAS Colac | J242, M05 | 6 January 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
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| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | 29 April 1912 | 15 September 1916 | |
| HMAS Cessnock (I) | J175 | 26 January 1942 | 12 July 1946 |
| HMAS Cessnock (II) | P210 | 5 March 1983 | 23 June 2005 |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Catherine R | 15 October 1943 | 29 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Castlemaine | J244 | 17 June 1942 | 14 December 1945 |
| HMAS Carinya | 572 | 6 September 1943 | 3 May 1946 |
| HMAS Canberra (I) | D33 | 9 July 1928 | 9 August 1942 |
| HMAS Canberra (II) | FFG 02 | 21 March 1981 | 12 November 2005 |
| HMAS Cairns (I) | J183 | 11 May 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Burnie | J198 | 15 April 1941 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Burdekin | K376 | 27 June 1944 | 18 April 1946 |
| HMAS Bungaree | 9 June 1941 | 7 August 1946 | |
| HMAS Bundarra | 621 | 2 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Bundaberg (II) | P91 | 3 March 2007 | 18 December 2014 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (I) | J231 | 12 September 1942 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Bunbury (I) | J241 | 3 January 1943 | 26 August 1946 |
| HMAS Bunbury (II) | P217 | 15 December 1984 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Buna | L132 | 7 December 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Brunei | L127 | 5 January 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Broome (I) | J191 | 29 July 1942 | April 1946 |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| HMAS Brisbane (II) | D41 | 16 December 1967 | 19 October 2001 |
| HMAS Brisbane (I) | 31 October 1916 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Bowen | J285, M285 | 9 November 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Borough Belle | 13 December 1943 | 4 December 1945 | |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Bonthorpe | BT | 5 February 1940 | 17 February 1945 |
| HMAS Bombo | BB | 28 May 1941 | 25 February 1946 |
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| RAFA Biloela | 5 July 1920 | 14 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Betano | L133 | 8 February 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Beryl (II) | F71/BL | 9 October 1939 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Berrima | 17 August 1914 | 20 October 1914 | |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Bendigo (I) | J187, B237, A111 | 10 May 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Bendigo (II) | P211 | 28 May 1983 | 9 September 2006 |
| HMAS Benalla (I) | J323 | 27 April 1943 | 28 January 1946 |
| HMAS Benalla (II) | A04 | 20 March 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Bathurst (I) | J158 | 6 December 1940 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Bataan | D9/I91/D191 | 25 May 1945 | 18 October 1954 |
| HMAS Bass | GPV902, Y267 and G247 | 15 November 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Barwon | K406 | 10 December 1945 | 31 March 1947 |
| HMAS Barcoo | K375/F375/A245 | 17 January 1944 | 21 February 1964 |
| HMAS Barbette | P97 | 16 August 1968 | 15 June 1984 |
| HMAS Banks | G244 | 16 February 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Bandolier | 95 | 14 December 1968 | 16 November 1973 |
| HMAS Ballarat (I) | J184 and B236 | 30 August 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Balikpapan | L126 | 27 September 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Avonita | 712 | 23 September 1942 | 19 November 1945 |
| Avernus (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| HMAS Avalon | 717 | 23 September 1942 | 30 June 1945 |
| HMAS Australia (I) | C6/C09/C81 | 21 June 1913 | 12 December 1921 |
| HMAS Australia (II) | I84/D84/C84 | 24 April 1928 | 31 August 1954 |
| HMAS Assail (I) | P89 | 12 July 1968 | 18 October 1985 |
| HMAS Arunta (I) | I30/D5/D130 | 30 March 1942 | 21 December 1956 |
| HMAS Arrow | P88 | 3 July 1968 | 7 February 1975 |
| HMAS Armidale (II) | P83 | 24 June 2005 | 30 March 2023 |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Arista | 567 | 7 November 1942 | 17 April 1944 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Ararat (I) | K34/M34 | 16 June 1943 | 11 April 1947 |
| HMAS Anzac (II) | D59 | 14 March 1951 | 4 October 1974 |
| HMAS Anzac (I) | G90 | 27 January 1920 | 30 July 1931 |
| HMAS Amohine | 541 | 8 July 1943 | 1 November 1945 |
| HMAS Allenwood | AL | 29 July 1941 | 31 October 1944 |
| HMAS Allambie | 570 | 22 January 1943 | 3 October 1944 |
| HMAS Alexander Thompson | 623 | 16 January 1943 | 22 November 1944 |
| HMAS Albert (HMVS) | 24 June 1884 | 20 May 1895 | |
| HMAS Albatross (I) | 23 January 1929 | 26 April 1933 | |
| HMAS Alatna | 2 February 1944 | 1 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Aitape | P84 | 13 November 1967 | 14 November 1974 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR927 | 27 November 1944 | 24 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR916 | 8 February 1945 | 2 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sprite | Y256 | 15 June 1960 | 1977 |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR911, Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Speed | ASR910 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Rest | ASR921 | 20 September 1944 | 25 May 1949 |
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR920, Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR925 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
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