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 Strahan | J363 | 14 March 1944 | 25 January 1946 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS Parkes | J361 | 25 May 1944 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Kiama | J353, M353 | 26 January 1944 | 3 April 1946 |
| HMAS Cowra | J351, M351 | 8 October 1943 | 26 June 1953 |
| HMAS Stawell | J348 | 7 August 1943 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Gladstone (I) | J324, M324 | 22 March 1943 | 16 July 1956 |
| HMAS Benalla (I) | J323 | 27 April 1943 | 28 January 1946 |
| HMAS Cootamundra | J316, M186 | 30 April 1943 | 8 June 1959 |
| HMAS Wagga | J315, M183 | 18 December 1942 | 28 October 1960 |
| HMAS J3 | J3 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Bowen | J285, M285 | 9 November 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Echuca | J252/M252 | 7 September 1942 | 29 June 1948 |
| HMAS Dubbo (I) | J251/M251 | 31 July 1942 | 7 February 1947 |
| HMAS Coolebar | J25 | 18 December 1939 | 1 June 1945 |
| HMAS Shepparton (I) | J248 | 1 February 1943 | 10 May 1946 |
| HMAS Fremantle (I) | J246/M246 | 24 March 1943 | 22 June 1959 |
| HMAS Castlemaine | J244 | 17 June 1942 | 14 December 1945 |
| HMAS Colac | J242, M05 | 6 January 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Bunbury (I) | J241 | 3 January 1943 | 26 August 1946 |
| HMAS Armidale (I) | J240 | 11 June 1942 | 1 December 1942 |
| HMAS Gympie | J238, M238 | 4 November 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Glenelg (I) | J236, M236 | 16 November 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Horsham (I) | J235 | 18 November 1942 | 17 November 1945 |
| HMAS Latrobe | J234, M234 | 6 November 1942 | 13 March 1953 |
| HMAS Inverell | J233, M233 | 17 September 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Deloraine | J232 | 22 November 1941 | 30 June 1948 |
| HMAS Bundaberg (I) | J231 | 12 September 1942 | 26 March 1946 |
| HMAS Wallaroo | J222 | 15 July 1942 | 11 June 1943 |
| HMAS Kapunda | J218 | 21 October 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Mildura | J207 | 23 July 1941 | 11 September 1953 |
| HMAS Lithgow | J206 | 14 June 1941 | 8 June 1948 |
| HMAS Townsville (I) | J205 | 19 December 1941 | 5 August 1946 |
| HMAS Katoomba | J204 | 17 December 1941 | 2 August 1948 |
| HMAS Rockhampton | J203 | 21 January 1942 | 5 August 1946 |
| HMAS Warrnambool (I) | J202 | 23 September 1941 | 13 September 1947 |
| HMAS Geelong (I) | J201 | 16 January 1942 | 18 October 1944 |
| HMAS J2 | J2 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Burnie | J198 | 15 April 1941 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Maryborough (I) | J195 | 12 June 1941 | December 1945 |
| HMAS Kalgoorlie | J192, B245, A119 | 7 April 1942 | 8 May 1946 |
| HMAS Broome (I) | J191 | 29 July 1942 | April 1946 |
| HMAS Pirie (I) | J189 | 10 October 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Gawler (I) | J188 | 14 August 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Bendigo (I) | J187, B237, A111 | 10 May 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Ipswich (I) | J186 | 13 June 1942 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Ballarat (I) | J184 and B236 | 30 August 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Cairns (I) | J183 | 11 May 1942 | 17 January 1946 |
| HMAS Tamworth | J181 | 8 August 1942 | 30 April 1946 |
| HMAS Launceston (I) | J179 | 9 April 1942 | 23 March 1946 |
| HMAS Geraldton (I) | J178, B242 and A116 | 6 April 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Cessnock (I) | J175 | 26 January 1942 | 12 July 1946 |
| HMAS Wollongong (I) | J172 | 23 October 1941 | 11 February 1946 |
| HMAS Goulburn | J167, B243, A117 | 28 February 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Bathurst (I) | J158 | 6 December 1940 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Toowoomba (I) | J157 | 9 October 1941 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Whyalla (I) | J153 | 8 January 1942 | 16 May 1946 |
| HMAS Lismore | J145 | 24 January 1941 | 3 July 1946 |
| HMAS J1 | J1 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Australia (II) | I84/D84/C84 | 24 April 1928 | 31 August 1954 |
| HMAS Warramunga (I) | I44 | 23 November 1942 | 7 December 1959 |
| HMAS Arunta (I) | I30/D5/D130 | 30 March 1942 | 21 December 1956 |
| HMAS Tattoo | H26 | 27 January 1920 | 19 June 1936 |
| HMAS Tasmania | H25 | 27 January 1920 | 09 January 1928 |
| HMAS Stalwart (I) | H14 | 27 January 1920 | 01 December 1925 |
| HMAS Swordsman | H11 and F3A | 27 January 1920 | 21 December 1929 |
| HMAS Success (I) | H02 | 27 January 1920 | 21 May 1930 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (I) | GT203 | 25 August 1977 | 18 April 1994 |
| HMAS Goorangai | GR | 9 October 1939 | 20 November 1940 |
| HMAS Bass | GPV902, Y267 and G247 | 15 November 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Gippsland (I) | GP | 18 September 1942 | 26 May 1944 |
| HMAS Gunbar | GB | 18 December 1940 | 3 December 1945 |
| HMAS Napier | G97 | 28 November 1940 | 25 October 1945 |
| HMAS Quickmatch | G92 | 14 September 1942 | 26 April 1963 |
| HMAS Anzac (I) | G90 | 27 January 1920 | 30 July 1931 |
| 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 Norman (I) | G49 | 15 September 1941 | October 1945 |
| HMAS Nizam | G38 | 19 December 1940 | 17 October 1945 |
| HMAS Nepal | G25 | 11 May 1942 | 22 October 1945 |
| HMAS Banks | G244 | 16 February 1960 | 17 December 1982 |
| HMAS Quadrant | G11/F01 | 18 October 1945 | 16 August 1957 |
| HMAS Nestor | G02 | 3 February 1941 | 16 June 1942 |
| HMAS Yandra | FY91 | 22 September 1940 | 25 March 1946 |
| HMAS Adele (ex-HMAS Franklin) | FY89 | 24 October 1939 | 7 May 1943 |
| HMAS Bermagui | FY81 | 11 December 1939 | 23 November 1945 |
| HMAS Uki | FY80 | 11 December 1939 | 24 December 1942 |
| HMAS Newcastle | FFG 06 | 11 December 1993 | 30 June 2019 |
| HMAS Melbourne (III) | FFG 05 | 15 February 1992 | 26 October 2019 |
| HMAS Darwin | FFG 04 | 21 July 1984 | 9 December 2017 |
| HMAS Canberra (II) | FFG 02 | 21 March 1981 | 12 November 2005 |
| HMAS Adelaide (II) | FFG 01 | 15 November 1980 | 19 January 2008 |
| HMAS Westralia (I) | F95 | 17 January 1940 | 19 September 1946 |
| HMAS Beryl (II) | F71/BL | 9 October 1939 | 13 December 1945 |
| HMAS Manoora (I) | F48 | 12 December 1939 | 6 December 1947 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (I) | F23 | 6 October 1939 | 25 March 1949 |
| HMAS Derwent | F22/DE22/DE49 | 30 April 1964 | 8 August 1994 |
| HMAS Emu | DT931 | 30 July 1946 | 17 December 1959 |
| HMAS Swan (III) | DE50 | 20 January 1970 | 13 September 1996 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
