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 Pioneer (II) | 676 | 5 April 1943 | 6 June 1944 |
| HMAS Pedare | 675 | 13 March 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| HMAS Para | 673 | 14 October 1942 | 23 May 1946 |
| HMAS Sundowner | 671 | 22 September 1942 | 6 July 1944 |
| HMAS Toomeree | 65 | 15 May 1942 | 4 December 1945 |
| HMAS Lady Madge | 625 | 30 January 1943 | July 1944 |
| HMAS Alexander Thompson | 623 | 16 January 1943 | 22 November 1944 |
| HMAS Bundarra | 621 | 2 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Marynong | 591 | 19 September 1943 | |
| HMAS Valanjen | 589 | 22 October 1943 | 18 April 1944 |
| HMAS Matoma | 588 | 20 September 1943 | 19 April 1944 |
| HMAS Rathane | 585 | 30 August 1943 | 22 April 1944 |
| HMAS Emilea | 584 | 16 April 1943 | 29 March 1944 |
| HMAS Kweena | 583 | 6 July 1943 | 17 March 1944 |
| HMAS Koorine | 582 | 5 April 1943 | 4 September 1945 |
| HMAS Sylph | 573 | 2 March 1943 | 19 April 1944 |
| HMAS Carinya | 572 | 6 September 1943 | 3 May 1946 |
| HMAS Lorne | 571 | 2 March 1943 | 2 July 1945 |
| HMAS Allambie | 570 | 22 January 1943 | 3 October 1944 |
| HMAS Iolanthe | 569 | 22 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Mischief II | 568 | 15 January 1943 | 7 September 1945 |
| HMAS Arista | 567 | 7 November 1942 | 17 April 1944 |
| HMAS Rondelle | 566 | 17 November 1942 | |
| HMAS Starfish | 564 | 20 November 1942 | 7 September 1943 |
| HMAS Aeolus | 563 | 23 October 1942 | 23 June 1944 |
| HMAS Pedoro | 561 | 19 August 1942 | |
| HMAS Stella Maris | 544 | 8 July 1943 | 12 March 1944 |
| HMAS Mowong | 543 | 8 September 1943 | 21 August 1945 |
| HMAS Stingray | 542 | 8 September 1943 | 30 October 1945 |
| HMAS Amohine | 541 | 8 July 1943 | 1 November 1945 |
| HMAS Kazembe | 540 | 16 February 1943 | 18 December 1945 |
| HMAS Topsy A | 539 | 18 January 1943 | 9 May 1944 |
| HMAS Radical | 538 | 16 January 1943 | 3 June 1946 |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 | |
| HMAS Hoona | 535 | 5 December 1942 | 11 July 1944 |
| HMAS Tonga | 533 | 5 September 1943 | 16 February 1944 |
| HMAS Sea Bird | 521 | 1 April 1944 | |
| HMAS Silver Cloud | 52 | 21 July 1941 | 22 July 1943 |
| HMAS Miss Gladys | 511 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Yarroma | 51 | 19 August 1941 | 25 August 1945 |
| HMAS Oenone | 504 | 8 March 1944 | |
| HMAS Lauriana | 502 | 27 August 1942 | 27 November 1945 |
| HMAS Miramar II | 50 | 19 August 1941 | 17 July 1945 |
| HMAS Jervis Bay (II) | 45 | 10 June 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
| HMAS Marlean | 20 | 30 December 1941 | 12 November 1944 |
| HMAS Nereus | 19 | 30 December 1941 | |
| HMAS Winbah | 16 | 23 December 1941 | 6 August 1945 |
| HMAS Esmeralda | 15 | 20 November 1941 | 30 January 1946 |
| HMAS Lolita | 14 | 22 November 1941 | 13 June 1945 |
| HDML 1321 | 1321 | 11 November 1943 | 1970 |
| HMAS Steady Hour | 12 | 26 August 1941 | |
| MSA Brolga | 1102 | ||
| HMAS Leilani | 11 | 21 July 1941 | 19 November 1945 |
| HMAS Sea Mist | 10 | 21 July 1941 | 9 November 1945 |
| HMAS Sydney (IV) | 03 | 29 January 1983 | 7 November 2015 |
| HMAS Supply (I) | 0195, A195, AO195 | 15 August 1962 as HMAS Tide Austral | 16 December 1985 |
| RAFA Bishopdale | |||
| HMAS Melbourne (I) | 18 January 1913 | 23 April 1928 | |
| Aase Maersk | Not Commissioned | ||
| HMAS Jeparit | 11 December 1969 | 15 March 1972 | |
| HMAS Nusa | |||
| HMAS Moresby (I) | 20 June 1925 | 14 March 1946 | |
| HMAS Brisbane (I) | 31 October 1916 | 24 September 1935 | |
| HMAS Suva | 23rd June 1919 | 12th August 1919 | |
| HMAS Gayundah | 26 September 1884 | 23 August 1918 | |
| HMAS Mourilyan | 23 May 1918 | 20 December 1918 | |
| HMAS Whang Pu | 1 October 1943 | 22 April 1946 | |
| HMAS Martindale | 11 July 1941 | 3 June 1945 | |
| HMAS Sleuth | 18 January 1917 | 19 February 1920 | |
| HMAS Yunnan | 20 September 1944 | 31 January 1946 | |
| VSIS Merkur | |||
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Berrima | 17 August 1914 | 20 October 1914 | |
| HMAS Tangalooma | 9 October 1942 | 23 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Moruya | 4 October 1941 | November 1944 | |
| HDML 1161 | 9 January 1943 | 5 October 1945 | |
| HMAS Otway (I) | 15 June 1927 | 24 August 1945 | |
| HMAS Oxley (I) | 1 April 1927 | 10 September 1939 | |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Mallow | 4 June 1924 | 20 November 1925 | |
| HMAS Franklin (later HMAS Adele) | 14 September 1915 | 18 September 1922 | |
| HMAS Paluma (I) | May 1884 | 1949 | |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Geranium | 14 February 1920 | 10 November 1927 | |
| HMAS Kybra | 30 September 1940 | 23 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Alatna | 2 February 1944 | 1 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Narani | 11 June 1941 | 22 August 1944 | |
| HMAS Kuttabul | 26 February 1941 | 1 June 1942 | |
| Coal Hulk Hankow | |||
| HMAS Paterson | 1 May 1941 | 26 November 1945 | |
| RAFA Kurumba | 11 March 1919 | 29 July 1946 | |
| HMAS Upolu | 18 August 1914 | 9 December 1914 | |
| HMAS Samuel Benbow | 5 September 1940 | 1 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | 3 March 1942 | 22 January 1943 | |
| Hospital Ship Grantala | |||
| HMAS Borough Belle | 13 December 1943 | 4 December 1945 | |
| HMAS Tingira | 25 April 1912 | 30 June 1927 | |
| HMAS Childers (HMVS) | 29 April 1912 | 15 September 1916 | |
| HMAS Penguin (I) | 1 July 1913 | 1 January 1923 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
