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 Albatross (I) | 23 January 1929 | 26 April 1933 | |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Mallow | |||
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Geranium | 14 February 1920 | 10 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Alatna | 2 February 1944 | ||
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Upolu | |||
| HMAS Tingira | 25 April 1912 | 30 June 1927 | |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | 15 September 1916 | ||
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| HMAS Albert (HMVS) | 24 June 1884 | 20 May 1895 | |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS) | 25 July 1891 | ||
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 | |
| HMAS Woomera | 20 February 1946 | 11 October 1960 | |
| HMAS Lonsdale (HMVS) | |||
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Nepean (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Victoria (HMVS) | |||
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Bungaree | 9 June 1941 | 7 August 1946 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Pioneer | 1 March 1913 | 7 November 1916 | |
| HMAS Goonambee | 9 August 1940 | 4 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Platypus (I) | 25 March 1919 | 13 May 1946 | |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Psyche | 1 July 1915 | 26 March 1918 | |
| Auxiliary Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| 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 Suva | 23rd June 1919 | 12th August 1919 | |
| HMAS Mourilyan | 23 May 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Melbourne (I) | 18 January 1913 | 23 April 1928 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Sleuth | 18 January 1917 | 19 February 1920 | |
| HMAS Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (I) | 31 October 1916 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Berrima | 17 August 1914 | 20 October 1914 | |
| HMAS Adelaide (I) | 5 August 1922 | 13 May 1946 | |
| 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 Larrakia (I) | 81 | 8 December 1941 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS AE2 | 81 | 28 February 1914 | 30 April 1915 |
| 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) | AGS73 | 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) | AO195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Faith | ASR909, Y258 | 8 February 1945 | 29 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Speed | ASR910 | 28 February 1945 | |
| HMAS Air Spray | ASR911, Y259 02-102 | 13 February 1945 | 16 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR913, Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Bird | ASR915 | 28 March 1945 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR916 | 8 February 1945 | |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Air Master | ASR919 | 31 August 1944 | |
| SAR Air Nymph (ex-HMAS Air Save) | ASR920, Y257 | 20 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Air Rest | ASR921 | 20 September 1944 | 25 May 1949 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Cloud | ASR924 | 20 October 1944 | 1949 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR925 | 28 February 1945 | 1957 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR927 | 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 |
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Total number of ship histories: 313
