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 Inverell | J233, M233 | 17 September 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Latrobe | J234, M234 | 6 November 1942 | 13 March 1953 |
| HMAS Horsham (I) | J235 | 18 November 1942 | 17 November 1945 |
| HMAS Glenelg (I) | J236, M236 | 16 November 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Gympie | J238, M238 | 4 November 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Bunbury (I) | J241 | 3 January 1943 | 26 August 1946 |
| HMAS Colac | J242, M05 | 6 January 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Castlemaine | J244 | 17 June 1942 | 14 December 1945 |
| HMAS Fremantle (I) | J246/M246 | 24 March 1943 | 22 June 1959 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| HMAS Coolebar | J25 | 18 December 1939 | 1 June 1945 |
| HMAS Dubbo (I) | J251/M251 | 31 July 1942 | 7 February 1947 |
| HMAS Echuca | J252/M252 | 7 September 1942 | 29 June 1948 |
| HMAS Bowen | J285, M285 | 9 November 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS J3 | J3 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Wagga | J315, M183 | 18 December 1942 | 28 October 1960 |
| HMAS Cootamundra | J316, M186 | 30 April 1943 | 8 June 1959 |
| HMAS Benalla (I) | J323 | 27 April 1943 | 28 January 1946 |
| HMAS Gladstone (I) | J324, M324 | 22 March 1943 | 16 July 1956 |
| HMAS Stawell | J348 | 7 August 1943 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Cowra | J351, M351 | 8 October 1943 | 26 June 1953 |
| HMAS Kiama | J353, M353 | 26 January 1944 | 3 April 1946 |
| HMAS Parkes | J361 | 25 May 1944 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS Strahan | J363 | 14 March 1944 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS J4 | J4 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J5 | J5 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J7 | J7 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Ararat (I) | K34/M34 | 16 June 1943 | 11 April 1947 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (I) | K354 | 18 November 1943 | 1 February 1966 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (I) | K363 | 5 July 1944 | 14 February 1955 |
| HMAS Lachlan | K364 | 14 February 1945 | 5 October 1949 |
| HMAS Barcoo | K375/F375/A245 | 17 January 1944 | 21 February 1964 |
| HMAS Burdekin | K376 | 27 June 1944 | 18 April 1946 |
| HMAS Diamantina (I) | K377, A266 | 27 April 1945 | 29 February 1980 |
| HMAS Barwon | K406 | 10 December 1945 | 31 March 1947 |
| HMAS Culgoa | K408 | 1 April 1947 | 15 April 1954 |
| HMAS Murchison | K442 | 17 December 1945 | 31 January 1956 |
| HMAS Macquarie | K532 | 7 December 1945 | 17 March 1954 |
| HMAS Shoalhaven | K535 | 2 May 1946 | 19 December 1955 |
| HMAS Condamine | K698/F698 | 22 February 1946 | 2 December 1955 |
| HMAS Koopa | KP | 14 September 1942 | 10 January 1947 |
| HMAS Balikpapan | L126 | 27 September 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Brunei | L127 | 5 January 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Labuan (II) | L128 | 9 March 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Tarakan (II) | L129 | 15 June 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Salamaua | L131 | 19 October 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Buna | L132 | 7 December 1973 | 26 November 1974 |
| HMAS Betano | L133 | 8 February 1974 | 12 December 2012 |
| HMAS Tarakan (I) | L3017 | 4 July 1946 | 12 March 1954 |
| HMAS Tobruk (II) | L50 | 23 April 1981 | 31 July 2015 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (II) | L51 | 29 August 1994 | 25 November 2011 |
| HMAS Manoora (II) | L52 | 25 November 1994 | 27 May 2011 |
| HMAS Snipe | M1102 | 11 September 1962 | 17 June 1983 |
| HMAS Curlew | M1121 | 12 August 1962 | 30 April 1990 |
| HMAS Hawk | M1139 | 18 July 1962 | 7 January 1972 |
| HMAS Teal | M1152 | 30 August 1962 | 31 May 1973 |
| HMAS Ibis (II) | M1183 | 7 September 1962 | 4 May 1984 |
| HMAS Gull | M1185 | 19 July 1962 | 7 November 1969 |
| HMAS Rushcutter | M80 | 1 November 1986 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Shoalwater | M81 | 10 November 1987 | 14 August 2001 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
| HMAS Norman (II) | M84 | 26 August 2000 | 20 September 2018 |
| HMAS Matafele | MF | 1 January 1943 | 20 June 1944 |
| HDML 1323 | ML1323 | 21 January 1944 | 15 August 1958 |
| HDML 1340 | ML1340 | 12 May 1944 | 24 October 1945 |
| ML 814 | ML814 | 1 January 1943 | 12 October 1945 |
| ML 819 | ML819 | 10 May 1943 | 13 December 1945 |
| ML 824 | ML824 | 18 November 1943 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS Doomba | N01 (Later J01) | 25 September 1939 | 13 March 1946 |
| HMAS Orara | N3FI | 9 October 1939 | 14 May 1945 |
| HMAS Sirius | O 266 | 16 September 2006 | 18 December 2021 |
| HMAS Success (II) | OR304 | 23 April 1986 | 29 June 2019 |
| HMAS Fremantle (II) | P203 | 17 March 1980 | 11 August 2006 |
| HMAS Townsville (II) | P205 | 18 July 1981 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Wollongong (II) | P206 | 28 November 1981 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Whyalla (II) | P208 | 3 July 1982 | 2 September 2005 |
| HMAS Ipswich (II) | P209 | 13 November 1982 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Cessnock (II) | P210 | 5 March 1983 | 23 June 2005 |
| HMAS Bendigo (II) | P211 | 28 May 1983 | 9 September 2006 |
| HMAS Gawler (II) | P212 | 27 August 1983 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Geelong (II) | P215 | 2 June 1984 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Gladstone (II) | P216 | 8 September 1984 | 13 March 2007 |
| HMAS Bunbury (II) | P217 | 15 December 1984 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Acute | P81 | 26 April 1968 | 06 May 1983 |
| HMAS Adroit | P82 | 17 August 1968 | 28 March 1992 |
| HMAS Armidale (II) | P83 | 24 June 2005 | 30 March 2023 |
| HMAS Aitape | P84 | 13 November 1967 | 14 November 1974 |
| HMAS Arrow | P88 | 3 July 1968 | 7 February 1975 |
| HMAS Maitland | P88 | 29 September 2006 | 28 April 2022 |
| HMAS Assail (I) | P89 | 12 July 1968 | 18 October 1985 |
| HMAS Ararat (II) | P89 | 10 November 2006 | 2 July 2022 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (II) | P91 | 3 March 2007 | 18 December 2014 |
| HMAS Wollongong (III) | P92 | 23 June 2007 | 8 December 2022 |
| HMAS Launceston (III) | P94 | 22 September 2007 | 1 June 2023 |
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