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 Stuart (II) | DE48 | 28 June 1963 | 26 July 1991 |
| HMAS Parramatta (III) | DE46 | 4 July 1961 | 11 January 1991 |
| HMAS Yarra (III) | DE45 | 27 July 1961 | 22 November 1985 |
| HMAS Bataan | D9/I91/D191 | 25 May 1945 | 18 October 1954 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Vendetta (I) | D69 | 11 October 1933 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Vampire (I) | D68 | 11 October 1933 | |
| HMAS Torrens (I) | D67 | 3 July 1916 | 12 May 1926 |
| HMAS Hobart (I) | D63 | 28 September 1938 | 20 December 1947 |
| HMAS Swan (I) | D61 | 16 August 1916 | 15 May 1928 |
| HMAS Anzac (II) | D59 | 14 March 1951 | 4 October 1974 |
| HMAS Parramatta (I) | D55 | 10 September 1910 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Huon (I) | D50 | 14 December 1915 | 7 June 1928 |
| HMAS Sydney (II) | D48 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (II) | D41 | 16 December 1967 | 19 October 2001 |
| HMAS Hobart (II) | D39 | 18 December 1965 | 12 May 2000 |
| HMAS Perth (II) | D38 | 17 July 1965 | 15 October 1999 |
| HMAS Tobruk (I) | D37 | 8 May 1950 | 29 October 1960 |
| HMAS Canberra (I) | D33 | 9 July 1928 | 9 August 1942 |
| HMAS Voyager (I) | D31 | 11 October 1933 | 23 September 1942 |
| HMAS Perth (I) | D29 | 29 June 1939 | 1 March 1942 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Stalwart (II) | D215 | 9 February 1968 | 9 March 1990 |
| HMAS Duchess | D154 | 8 May 1964 | 23 October 1977 |
| HMAS Vampire (II) | D11 | 23 June 1959 | 13 August 1986 |
| HMAS Vendetta (II) | D08 | 26 November 1958 | 9 October 1979 |
| HMAS Voyager (II) | D04 | 12 February 1957 | 10 February 1964 |
| HMAS Stuart (I) | D00 | 11 October 1933 | 27 April 1946 |
| HMAS Chinampa | CP | 1 March 1942 | 31 December 1945 |
| HMAS Australia (I) | C6/C09/C81 | 21 June 1913 | 12 December 1921 |
| HMAS Bonthorpe | BT | 5 February 1940 | 17 February 1945 |
| HMAS Burra Bra | BR | 1 February 1943 | 1 June 1944 |
| HMAS Birchgrove Park | BP | 22 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Bombo | BB | 28 May 1941 | 25 February 1946 |
| HMAS Air Watch | ASR927 | 27 November 1944 | 24 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sailor | ASR926 | 8 November 1944 | 31 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Mercy | ASR925 | 28 February 1945 | 30 July 1946 |
| HMAS Air Cloud | ASR924 | 20 October 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air View | ASR923 | 20 November 1944 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Clan | ASR922 | 11 December 1944 | 30 September 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 Master | ASR919 | 31 August 1944 | 20 February 1947 |
| HMAS Air Chief | ASR918, Y252 | 12 August 1944 | 15 July 1966 |
| HMAS Air Mist | ASR917 | 20 September 1944 | 19 December 1945 |
| HMAS Air Trail | ASR916 | 8 February 1945 | 2 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Bird | ASR915 | 28 March 1945 | 30 September 1946 |
| HMAS Air Sense | ASR914 | 1 March 1945 | 21 October 1946 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR913, Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| 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 Faith | ASR909, Y258 | 8 February 1945 | 29 August 1946 |
| HMAS Air Hope | ASR908 | 13 February 1945 | 20 July 1946 |
| HMAS Westralia (II) | AO195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Allenwood | AL | 29 July 1941 | 31 October 1944 |
| HMAS Abraham Crijnssen | AJ | 26 May 1937 | 5 May 1943 |
| HMAS Moresby (II) | AGS73 | 6 March 1964 | 13 November 1997 |
| HMAS Kookaburra | A331 | 28 February 1939 | 3 December 1958 |
| HMAS Koala | A315 | 7 February 1940 | 18 April 1957 |
| HMAS Kimbla | A314 | 26 March 1956 | 15 February 1985 |
| HMAS Karangi | A304 | 23 December 1941 | 31 May 1957 |
| HMAS Kangaroo | A291 | 27 September 1940 | 15 December 1955 |
| HMAS Sprightly | A203 | 23 February 1944 | 31 March 1958 |
| HMAS Benalla (II) | A04 | 20 March 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Shepparton (II) | A03 | 24 January 1990 | 16 June 2023 |
| HMAS Mermaid | A02 | 4 December 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Paluma (IV) | A01 | 27 February 1989 | 18 September 2021 |
| HMAS Flinders | A 312, GS 312 | 27 April 1973 | 12 October 1998 |
| HMAS Bandolier | 95 | 14 December 1968 | 16 November 1973 |
| HMAS Pirie (II) | 87 | 29 July 2006 | 26 March 2021 |
| HMAS Kuru | 83 | 8 December 1941 | 22 October 1943 |
| HMAS Warreen (Stella) | 821/Y263 | 22 October 1942 | 31 March 1966 |
| HMAS Larrakia (I) | 81 | 8 December 1941 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS AE2 | 81 | 28 February 1914 | 30 April 1915 |
| HMAS AE1 | 80 | 28 February 1914 | 14 September 1914 |
| HMAS Jester | 775 | 24 June 1943 | 24 August 1944 |
| HMAS Hermione | 774 | 5 March 1943 | |
| HMAS Riawe | 772 | 26 December 1942 | 12 December 1945 |
| HMAS Nitipa | 771 | 22 December 1942 | 25 June 1945 |
| HMAS Nyroca | 737 | 29 September 1942 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Lancelin | 734 | 23 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Seafarer | 732 | 27 October 1943 | |
| HMAS Shropshire | 73 | 20 April 1943 | 10 November 1949 |
| HMAS Spinaway | 729 | 26 August 1941 | |
| HMAS Winnilya | 728 | 3 July 1941 | |
| HMAS Hiawatha | 727 | 3 July 1941 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Nokomis | 726 | 1 March 1943 | 13 September 1945 |
| HMAS Miss Swan | 722 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Reverie | 721 | 12 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Peter Pan | 720 | 10 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Vlaming | 719 | 10 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Marina | 718 | 23 September 1942 | |
| HMAS Avalon | 717 | 23 September 1942 | 30 June 1945 |
| HMAS Viking | 716 | 8 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Pinafore | 715 | 23 September 1942 | 12 September 1945 |
| HMAS Margaret II | 714 | 14 July 1942 | 7 July 1945 |
| HMAS Avonita | 712 | 23 September 1942 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS John Hardy | 70 | 21 December 1942 | 16 October 1945 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
