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 Lithgow | J206 | 14 June 1941 | 8 June 1948 |
| HMAS Lismore | J145 | 24 January 1941 | 3 July 1946 |
| HMAS Leilani | 11 | 21 July 1941 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS Lauriana | 502 | 27 August 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Launceston (I) | J179 | 9 April 1942 | 23 March 1946 |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Launceston (III) | P94 | 22 September 2007 | 1 June 2023 |
| HMAS Latrobe | J234, M234 | 6 November 1942 | 13 March 1953 |
| HMAS Larrakia (I) | 81 | 8 December 1941 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS Larrakia (II) | P84 | 10 February 2006 | 28 September 2023 |
| HMAS Lancelin | 734 | 23 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Lady Madge | 625 | 30 January 1943 | July 1944 |
| HMAS Lachlan | K364 | 14 February 1945 | 5 October 1949 |
| HMAS Labuan (II) | L128 | 9 March 1973 | 20 November 2014 |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Kweena | 583 | 6 July 1943 | 17 March 1944 |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Kuru | 83 | 8 December 1941 | 22 October 1943 |
| HMAS Koorine | 582 | 5 April 1943 | 4 September 1945 |
| HMAS Koopa | KP | 14 September 1942 | 10 January 1947 |
| HMAS Koompartoo | Z256 | 23 December 1942 | 8 June 1962 |
| 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 Kiara | 26 May 1941 | 27 September 1944 | |
| HMAS Kiama | J353, M353 | 26 January 1944 | 3 April 1946 |
| HMAS Kazembe | 540 | 16 February 1943 | 18 December 1945 |
| HMAS Katoomba | J204 | 17 December 1941 | 2 August 1948 |
| HMAS Karangi | A304 | 23 December 1941 | 31 May 1957 |
| HMAS Kara Kara | Y276 | 14 October 1941 | 8 December 1945 |
| HMAS Kapunda | J218 | 21 October 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (II) | L51 | 29 August 1994 | 25 November 2011 |
| HMAS Kanimbla (I) | F23 | 6 October 1939 | 25 March 1949 |
| HMAS Kangaroo | A291 | 27 September 1940 | 15 December 1955 |
| HMAS Kalgoorlie | J192, B245, A119 | 7 April 1942 | 8 May 1946 |
| HMAS Junee | J362, M362 | 11 April 1944 | 21 August 1957 |
| HMAS John Hardy | 70 | 21 December 1942 | 16 October 1945 |
| HMAS Jester | 775 | 24 June 1943 | 24 August 1944 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 45 | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (I) | GT203 | 25 August 1977 | 18 April 1994 |
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS J7 | J7 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J5 | J5 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J4 | J4 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J3 | J3 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J2 | J2 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS J1 | J1 | 25 March 1919 | 12 July 1922 |
| HMAS Ipswich (I) | J186 | 13 June 1942 | 5 July 1946 |
| HMAS Ipswich (II) | P209 | 13 November 1982 | 11 May 2007 |
| HMAS Iolanthe | 569 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Inverell | J233, M233 | 17 September 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Ibis (II) | M1183 | 7 September 1962 | 4 May 1984 |
| HMAS Huon (I) | D50 | 14 December 1915 | 7 June 1928 |
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| HMAS Horsham (I) | J235 | 18 November 1942 | 17 November 1945 |
| HMAS Hoona | 535 | 5 December 1942 | 11 July 1944 |
| HMAS Hobart (II) | D39 | 18 December 1965 | 12 May 2000 |
| HMAS Hobart (I) | D63 | 28 September 1938 | 20 December 1947 |
| HMVS Gordon | |||
| HMAS Hiawatha | 727 | 3 July 1941 | 17 December 1945 |
| HMAS Hermione | 774 | 5 March 1943 | |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (II) | M83 | 12 February 2000 | 31 October 2018 |
| HMAS Hawkesbury (I) | K363 | 5 July 1944 | 14 February 1955 |
| HMAS Hawk | M1139 | 18 July 1962 | 7 January 1972 |
| HMAS Gympie | J238, M238 | 4 November 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Gunbar | GB | 18 December 1940 | 3 December 1945 |
| HMAS Gull | M1185 | 19 July 1962 | 7 November 1969 |
| HMAS Goulburn | J167, B243, A117 | 28 February 1941 | 27 September 1946 |
| HMAS Goorangai | GR | 9 October 1939 | 20 November 1940 |
| HMAS Goonambee | 9 August 1940 | 4 October 1944 | |
| HMAS Gloria | 15 October 1943 | 27 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Glenelg (I) | J236, M236 | 16 November 1942 | 14 January 1946 |
| HMAS Glenelg (II) | P96 | 22 February 2008 | 6 October 2022 |
| HMAS Gladstone (I) | J324, M324 | 22 March 1943 | 16 July 1956 |
| HMAS Gladstone (II) | P216 | 8 September 1984 | 13 March 2007 |
| HMAS Gippsland (I) | GP | 18 September 1942 | 26 May 1944 |
| HMAS Geranium | 14 February 1920 | 10 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Geraldton (II) | P213 | 10 December 1983 | 7 October 2006 |
| HMAS Geraldton (I) | J178, B242 and A116 | 6 April 1942 | 14 June 1946 |
| HMAS Geelong (II) | P215 | 2 June 1984 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Geelong (I) | J201 | 16 January 1942 | 18 October 1944 |
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Gawler (I) | J188 | 14 August 1942 | 5 April 1946 |
| HMAS Gawler (II) | P212 | 27 August 1983 | 8 July 2006 |
| HMAS Gascoyne (I) | K354 | 18 November 1943 | 1 February 1966 |
| HMAS Fremantle (I) | J246/M246 | 24 March 1943 | 22 June 1959 |
| HMAS Fremantle (II) | P203 | 17 March 1980 | 11 August 2006 |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Flinders | A 312, GS 312 | 27 April 1973 | 12 October 1998 |
| HMAS Fantome | 27 November 1914 | 14 January 1919 | |
| HMAS Esmeralda | 15 | 20 November 1941 | 30 January 1946 |
| HMAS Encounter (I) | 1 July 1912 | 1 January 1923 | |
| HMAS Emu | DT931 | 30 July 1946 | 17 December 1959 |
| HMAS Emilea | 584 | 16 April 1943 | 29 March 1944 |
| HMAS Echuca | J252/M252 | 7 September 1942 | 29 June 1948 |
| HMAS Duchess | D154 | 8 May 1964 | 23 October 1977 |
| HMAS Dubbo (I) | J251/M251 | 31 July 1942 | 7 February 1947 |
| HMAS Dubbo (II) | P214 | 10 March 1984 | 2 February 2007 |
| HMAS Doomba | N01 (Later J01) | 25 September 1939 | 13 March 1946 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
