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 Cootamundra | J316, M186 | 30 April 1943 | 8 June 1959 |
| HMAS Koompartoo | Z256 | 23 December 1942 | 8 June 1962 |
| HMAS Sydney (I) | 26 June 1913 | 8 May 1928 | |
| HMAS Kalgoorlie | J192, B245, A119 | 7 April 1942 | 8 May 1946 |
| HMAS Boonaroo | 1 March 1967 | 8 May 1967 | |
| HMAS Launceston (II) | P207 | 1 March 1982 | 8 September 2006 |
| HMAS Canberra (I) | D33 | 9 July 1928 | 9 August 1942 |
| HMAS Air Guide | ASR913, Y260 | 20 October 1944 | 9 August 1946 |
| HMAS Upolu | 18 August 1914 | 9 December 1914 | |
| HMAS Darwin | FFG 04 | 21 July 1984 | 9 December 2017 |
| HMAS Viking | 716 | 8 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Vlaming | 719 | 10 July 1942 | 9 January 1945 |
| HMAS Stalwart (II) | D215 | 9 February 1968 | 9 March 1990 |
| HMAS Topsy A | 539 | 18 January 1943 | 9 May 1944 |
| HMAS Sea Mist | 10 | 21 July 1941 | 9 November 1945 |
| HMAS Vendetta (II) | D08 | 26 November 1958 | 9 October 1979 |
| HMAS Bendigo (II) | P211 | 28 May 1983 | 9 September 2006 |
| HMAS Cerberus (HMVS) | April 1871 | April 1921 | |
| HMAS Broome (I) | J191 | 29 July 1942 | April 1946 |
| HMAS Maryborough (I) | J195 | 12 June 1941 | December 1945 |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Lady Madge | 625 | 30 January 1943 | July 1944 |
| HMAS Protector (I) (HMCS) | 19 June 1884 | June 1924 | |
| HMAS Air Foam | ASR912 | 20 September 1944 | June 1944 |
| Avernus (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| Acheron (NSW Colony) | November 1902 | ||
| HMAS Moruya | 4 October 1941 | November 1944 | |
| HMAS Norman (I) | G49 | 15 September 1941 | October 1945 |
Pages
Total number of ship histories: 428
