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 Warreen (Stella) | 821/Y263 | 22 October 1942 | 31 March 1966 |
| HMAS Warrego (I) | D70 | 1 June 1912 | 22 July 1919 |
| HMAS Warrego (II) | U73 | 22 August 1940 | 15 August 1963 |
| HMAS Warrnambool (I) | J202 | 23 September 1941 | 13 September 1947 |
| HMAS Waterhen (I) | D22 | 11 October 1933 | 30 June 1941 |
| HMAS Wato | 11 May 1941 | 12 November 1945 | |
| HMAS Westralia (I) | F95 | 17 January 1940 | 19 September 1946 |
| HMAS Westralia (II) | AO195 | 9 October 1989 | 16 September 2006 |
| HMAS Wewak | L130 | 10 August 1973 | 11 December 2012 |
| HMAS Whang Pu | 1 October 1943 | 22 April 1946 | |
| HMAS Whyalla (I) | J153 | 8 January 1942 | 16 May 1946 |
| HMAS Whyalla (II) | P208 | 3 July 1982 | 2 September 2005 |
| HMAS Winbah | 16 | 23 December 1941 | 6 August 1945 |
| HMAS Winnilya | 728 | 3 July 1941 | |
| HMAS Winter | WR | 24 July 1943 | 14 September 1945 |
| HMAS Wollongong (I) | J172 | 23 October 1941 | 11 February 1946 |
| HMAS Wollongong (II) | P206 | 28 November 1981 | 11 February 2006 |
| HMAS Wollongong (III) | P92 | 23 June 2007 | 8 December 2022 |
| HMAS Wongalere | 12 February 1943 | 31 October 1945 | |
| HMAS Woomera | 20 February 1946 | 11 October 1960 | |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp | 17 November 1947 | January 1959 | |
| HMAS Yandra | FY91 | 22 September 1940 | 25 March 1946 |
| HMAS Yarra (I) | D79 | 10 September 1910 | 30 September 1929 |
| HMAS Yarra (II) | U77 | 21 January 1936 | 4 March 1942 |
| HMAS Yarra (III) | DE45 | 27 July 1961 | 22 November 1985 |
| HMAS Yarroma | 51 | 19 August 1941 | 25 August 1945 |
| HMAS Yunnan | 20 September 1944 | 31 January 1946 | |
| HMAS Zanana | 537 | 11 January 1943 |
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Total number of ship histories: 428
