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Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, past and present:

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Acute	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1983	to Indonesia
HMAS Adelaide	Light cruiser	Town class	1922–1946
HMAS Adelaide	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1980–current
HMAS Adroit	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1994
HMAS Advance	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1988	museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
AE1	Submarine	E class	1914–1914
AE2	Submarine	E class	1914–1915
HMAS Aitape	Patrol boat	Attack class	1967–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Albatross	Seaplane tender		1929–1933	to Royal Navy
HMAS Anzac	Destroyer	Marksman class	1920–1935	from Royal Navy
HMAS Anzac	Destroyer	Battle class	1951–1974
HMAS Anzac	Frigate	Anzac class	1996–current
HMAS Ararat	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1961
HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89)	Patrol boat	Armidale class	2006–current
HMAS Archer	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1973	to Indonesia
HMAS Ardent	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1984
HMAS Armidale	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1942
HMAS Armidale	Patrol boat	Armidale class	2005–current
HMAS Arrow	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1974	wrecked by Cyclone Tracy
HMAS Arunta	Destroyer	Tribal class	1942–1968
HMAS Arunta	Frigate	Anzac class	1998–current
HMAS Assail	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Attack	Patrol boat	Attack class	1967–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Australia	Battlecruiser	Indefatigable class	1913–1921
HMAS Australia	Heavy cruiser	County class	1928–1954
HMAS Aware	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1993
HMAS Balikpapan	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1974–1985
HMAS Ballarat	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1947
HMAS Ballarat	Frigate	Anzac class	2004 - current
HMAS Bandicoot	Auxiliary minesweeper		current
HMAS Bandolier	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1973	to Indonesia
HMAS Banks	General Purpose Vessel	Explorer class	1960–1995	Charter vessel MV Banks
HMAS Barbette	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Barcoo	Frigate	River class	1944–1963
HMAS Barricade	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1982	to Indonesia
HMAS Barwon	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Bass	General Purpose Vessel	Explorer class	1960–
HMAS Bataan	Destroyer	Tribal class	1945–1958
HMAS Bathurst	Corvette	Bathurst class	1940–1948
HMAS Bathurst	Patrol boat	Armidale class	2006– current
HMAS Bayonet	Patrol boat	Attack class	1969–1988
HMAS Benalla	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1958
HMAS Benalla	Survey launch	Paluma class	1990–current
HMAS Bendigo	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1947
HMAS Bendigo	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1983–2006
MSA Bermagui	Auxiliary minesweeper		1994–2000
HMAS Berrima	Armed merchant ship		1914–1917
HMAS Betano	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–current
HMAS Biloela	Collier		1920–1927
HMAS Bombard	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1983	to Indonesia
HMAS Bowen	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1956
HMAS Brisbane	Light cruiser	Town class	1916–1929
HMAS Brisbane	Destroyer	Charles F. Adams class	1967–2001
HMAS Brolga	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1988–2002
HMAS Broome	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Brunei	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1971–current
HMAS Buccaneer	Patrol boat	Attack class	1969–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Buna	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–1974	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Bunbury	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Bunbury	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1984–2005
HMAS Bundaberg	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Bungaree	Auxiliary Minelayer		1940–1946
HMAS Burdekin	Frigate	River class	1944–1946
HMAS Burnie	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Cairns	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Canberra	Heavy cruiser	County class	1928–1942
HMAS Canberra	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1981–2005
HMAS Carole-S	Auxiliary Minesweeper		current
HMAS Castlemaine	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1945	museum ship at Williamstown
HMAS Cerberus	Monitor		1911–1921	from colonial navy of Victoria. Hulk partially submerged Port Philip Bay
HMAS Cessnock	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1947
HMAS Cessnock	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1983–2005
HMAS Childers	Torpedo boat		1911–1918	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Colac	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1983
HMAS Collins	Submarine	Collins class	1996–current
HMAS Condamine	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Cook	Survey ship		1980–1990
HMAS Cootamundra	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1962
HMAS Countess of Hopetoun	Torpedo boat		1911–1924	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Cowra	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1961
HMAS Culgoa	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Curlew	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1991	ex-HMS Chediston
HMAS Darwin	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1984–current
HMAS Dechaineux	Submarine	Collins class	2001–current
HMAS Deloraine	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1956
HMAS Derwent	Destroyer escort	River class	1964–1994
HMAS Diamantina	Frigate	River class	1945–1981	museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum
HMAS Diamantina	Minehunter	Huon class	2002–current
HMAS Dubbo	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1958
HMAS Dubbo	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1984–current
HMAS Duchess	Destroyer	Daring class	1964–1977	from Royal Navy
HMAS Echuca	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Encounter	Protected cruiser		1912–1920	from Royal Navy
HMAS Fantome	Sloop	Espiegel class	1914–1925	from Royal Navy
HMAS Farncomb	Submarine	Collins class	1998–current
HMAS Flinders	Survey ship		1973–1998
HMAS Fremantle	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1961
HMAS Fremantle	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1980–current
HMAS Gascoyne	Frigate	River class	1946–1966
HMAS Gascoyne	Minehunter	Huon Class	2001–current
HMAS Gawler	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Gawler	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1983–current
HMAS Gayundah	Gunboat		1911–1921	from colonial navy of Queensland. Hulk beached at Redcliffe
HMAS Geelong	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1944
HMAS Geelong	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1984–current
HMAS Geraldton	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Geraldton	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1983–2006
HMAS Geranium	Corvette	Flower class	1919–1927	from Royal Navy
HMAS Gladstone	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1956
HMAS Gladstone	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1984–current
HMAS Glenelg	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1957
HMAS Gordon	Torpedo boat		1911–1914	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Goulburn	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1947
HMAS Gull	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1976	ex-HMS Swanston
HMAS Gympie	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Hawk	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1976	from ex-HMS Somerleyton
HMAS Hawkesbury	Frigate	River class	1944–1955
HMAS Hawkesbury	Minehunter	Huon class	2000–current
HMAS Hobart	Light cruiser	Leander class	1938–1947	from ex-HMS Apollo
HMAS Hobart	Destroyer	Charles F. Adams class	1965–2000	diving wreck
HMAS Horsham	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Huon	Destroyer	River class	1915–1928
HMAS Huon	Minehunter	Huon Class	1999–2006	Deactivated and placed in reserve
HMAS Ibis	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1991	from Royal Navy ex-HMS Singleton
HMAS Inverell	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Ipswich	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Ipswich	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1982–current
HMAS J1	Submarine	J class	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J2	Submarine	J class	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J3	Submarine	J class	1919–1926	from Royal Navy
HMAS J4	Submarine	J class	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J5	Submarine	J class	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J7	Submarine	J class	1919–1929	from Royal Navy
HMAS Jervis Bay	Training ship		1977–1996
HMAS Jervis Bay	Troop transport		1999–2001
HMAS Junee	Corvette	Bathurst class	1944–1958
HMAS K9	Submarine	Dutch K VIII Class	1943–1944
HMAS Kalgoorlie	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946
HMAS Kanimbla	Landing ship		1943–1949	from and to Royal Navy
HMAS Kanimbla	Landing ship	Newport class	1994–current	from United States Navy ex-USS Saginaw
HMAS Kapunda	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Katoomba	Corvette	Bathurst class	1940–1957
HMAS Kiama	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Kimbla	Trials ship		1956–1985
HMAS Kookaburra	Boom Defence ship	Net class	1939–1958
MSA Koraaga	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1989–2000
HMAS Kurumba	Oiler		1919–1947	from Royal Navy
HMAS Labuan	Landing ship		1946–1955	from Royal Navy
HMAS Labuan	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–current
HMAS Lachlan	Frigate	River class	1945–1949	to New Zealand
HMAS Ladava	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Lae	Landing ship		1946–1955	from Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Lae	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Larrakia	Patrol boat	Armidal class	2006–current
HMAS Latrobe	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1956
HMAS Launceston	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Launceston	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1982–2006
HMAS Leeuwin	Survey ship		2000–current
HMAS Lismore	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Lithgow	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1956
HMAS Lonsdale	Torpedo boat		1911–1912	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Macquarie	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Madang	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Maitland	Patrol boat	Armidale class	2006–current
HMAS Mallow	Corvette	Flower class	1919–1925	from Royal Navy
HMAS Manoora	Armed merchant ship		1939–1947
HMAS Manoora	Landing ship	Newport class	1994–current	from United States Navy ex-USS Fairfax County
HMAS Marguerite	Sloop	Arabis class	1919–1929	from Royal Navy
HMAS Maryborough	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1947
HMAS Mavie	Patrol boat	Converted Lugger	1941–1942	Sunk Darwin,1942.
HMAS Melbourne	Light cruiser	Town class	1913–1928
HMAS Melbourne	Aircraft carrier	Majestic class	1955–1982	ex-HMS Majestic
HMAS Melbourne	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1992–current
HMAS Melville	Survey ship		2000–current
HMAS Mermaid	Survey launch	Paluma class	1989–current
HMAS Midge	Torpedo boat		1911-???	from colonial navy of Queensland
HMAS Mildura	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1956
HMAS Moresby	Survey ship		1925–1946
HMAS Moresby	Survey ship		1964–1997
HMQS Mosquito	Torpedo boat		1911-???	from colonial navy of Queensland
HMAS Murchison	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Napier	Destroyer	N class	1940–1945
HMAS Nepal	Destroyer	N class	1942–1945
HMAS Nepean	Torpedo boat		1912–1918	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Nestor	Destroyer	N class	1941–1942
HMAS Newcastle	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1994–current
HMAS Nizam	Destroyer	N class	1941–1945
HMAS Norman	Destroyer	N class	1941–1945
HMAS Norman	Minehunter	Huon class	2000–current
HMAS Onslow	Submarine	Oberon class	1969–1999	museum ship Australian National Maritime Museum
HMAS Orion	Submarine	Oberon class	1977–1997
HMAS Otama	Submarine	Oberon class	1978–1999	museum ship at Western Port, VIC
HMAS Otway	Submarine	O class	1927–1937	to Royal Navy
HMAS Otway	Submarine	Oberon class	1968–1994
HMAS Ovens	Submarine	Oberon class	1969–1995
HMAS Oxley	Submarine	O class	1927–1937	to Royal Navy
HMAS Oxley	Submarine	Oberon class	1967–1992
HMAS Paluma	Gunboat		1911–1916	from colonial navy of Queensland
HMAS Paluma	Auxiliary Patrol Vessel		1941–1945	Motor Boat
HMAS Paluma	Survey vessel	Unnamed Class of 18 MSLs	1946–1973	Converted from Motor Store Lighter No 252 (MSL 252)
HMAS Paluma	Survey launch	Paluma class	1989–current
HMAS Parkes	Corvette	Bathurst class	1944–1957
HMAS Parramatta	Destroyer	River class	1910–1928
HMAS Parramatta	Sloop	Grimsby class	1940–1941
HMAS Parramatta	Destroyer escort	River class	1961–1991
HMAS Parramatta	Frigate	Anzac class	2003–current
HMAS Penguin	Depot ship		1913–1923	from Royal Navy
HMAS Penguin	Light cruiser	Challenger class	1919–1929	ex-HMS Encounter
HMAS Perth	Light cruiser	Leander class	1939–1942	ex-HMS Amphion
HMAS Perth	Destroyer	Charles F Adams class	1965–1999	diving wreck
HMAS Perth	Frigate	Anzac class	2006–current
HMAS Pioneer	Light cruiser	Pelorus class	1915–1916	from Royal Navy
HMAS Pirie	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Pirie	Patrol boat	Armidale class	2006–current
HMAS Platypus	Submarine tender		1917–1958
HMAS Protector	Light cruiser		1911–1924	from colonial navy of South Australia
HMAS Protector	Trials ship		1990–1998
HMAS Psyche	Light Cruiser	Pelorus class	1915–1918	from Royal Navy
HMAS Quadrant	Destroyer	Quilliam class	1945–1963	from Royal Navy
HMAS Quality	Destroyer	Quilliam class	1945–1957	from Royal Navy
HMAS Queenborough	Destroyer	Quilliam class	1945–1975	from Royal Navy
HMAS Quiberon	Destroyer	Quilliam class	1942–1972	formerly HMS Quiberon (G81)
HMAS Quickmatch	Destroyer	Quilliam class	1942–1972
HMAS Rankin	Submarine	Collins class	2003–current
HMAS Rockhampton	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1961
HMAS Rushcutter	Minehunter	Bay class	1986–2001
HMAS Salamaua	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–1974	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Samarai	Patrol boat	Attack class	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Sheean	Submarine	Collins class	2000–current
HMAS Shepparton	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1958
HMAS Shepparton	Survey launch	Paluma class	1990–current
HMAS Shoalhaven	Frigate	River class	1945–1962
HMAS Shoalwater	Minehunter	Bay class	1987–2001
HMAS Sirius	Underway replenishment ship		2006–current
Shropshire	Heavy cruiser	County class	1943–1949	from Royal Navy
HMAS Snipe	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1983	ex-HMS Alcaston
HMAS Stalwart	Destroyer	S class	1920–1925
HMAS Stalwart	Destroyer tender		1966–1989
HMAS Stawell	Corvette	Bathurst class	1943–1952	New Zealand
HMAS Strahan	Corvette	Bathurst class	1944–1961
HMAS Stuart	Destroyer	Scott class	1933–1946	from Royal Navy
HMAS Stuart	Destroyer escort	River class	1963–1991
HMAS Stuart	Frigate	Anzac class	2002–current
HMAS Success	Destroyer	S class	1920–1930
HMAS Success)	Underway replenishment ship	Durance class	1986–current
HMAS Supply	Oiler	Tide class	1962–1985
HMAS Swan	Destroyer	River class	1916–1928
HMAS Swan	Sloop	Grimsby class	1937–1964
HMAS Swan	Destroyer escort	River class	1970–1996	diving wreck
HMAS Swordsman	Destroyer	S class	1920–1929
HMAS Sydney	Light cruiser	Town class	1913–1928
HMAS Sydney	Light cruiser	Leander class	1935–1941	ex-HMS Phaeton
HMAS Sydney	Aircraft carrier	Majestic class	1948–1973	ex-HMS Terrible
HMAS Sydney	Frigate	Oliver Hazard Perry class	1983–current
HMAS Tamworth	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Tarakan	Landing ship		1946–1954	from Royal Navy
HMAS Tarakan	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–current
HMAS Tasmania	Destroyer	S class	1920–1928
HMAS Tattoo	Destroyer	S class	1920–1933
	Torpedo boat		1911–1918	from colonial navy of South Australia
HMAS Teal	Minesweeper	Ton class	1962–1979	ex-HMS Jackton
HMAS Tobruk	Destroyer	Battle class	1950–1972
HMAS Tobruk	Landing ship		1981–current
HMAS Toowoomba	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Toowoomba	Frigate	Anzac class	2005 - current
HMAS Torrens	Destroyer	River class	1916–1926
HMAS Torrens	Destroyer escort	River class	1971–1998
HMAS Townsville	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1956
HMAS Townsville	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1981–current
HMAS Una	Sloop		1914–1925	captured German yacht Komet
HMAS Vampire	Destroyer	V class	1933–1942	from Royal Navy
HMAS Vampire	Destroyer	Daring class	1959–1985	museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum
HMAS Vendetta	Destroyer	V class	1933–1945	from Royal Navy
HMAS Vendetta	Destroyer	Daring class	1958–1979
HMAS Vengeance	Aircraft carrier	Colossus-class	1952–1955	loaned from Royal Navy; returned to Royal Navy.
HMAS Voyager	Destroyer	V class	1933–1942	from Royal Navy
HMAS Voyager	Destroyer	Daring class	1957–1964	Sunk in collision
HMAS Wagga	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1962
HMAS Wallaroo	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1943
HMAS Wallaroo	Auxiliary Minesweeper		current
HMAS Waller	Submarine	Collins class	2001–current
HMAS Warramunga	Destroyer	Tribal class	1942–1963
HMAS Warramunga	Frigate	Anzac class	2001–current
HMAS Warrego	Destroyer	River class	1912–1928
HMAS Warrego	Sloop	Grimsby class	1940–1963
HMAS Warrnambool	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1947	Sank after collision with mine
HMAS Warrnambool	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1981–2005
HMAS Waterhen	Destroyer	V class	1933–1941	from Royal Navy
HMAS Westralia	Armed merchant ship		1939–1949
HMAS Westralia	Underway replenishment ship	modified Stat 32 commercial tanker	1989–2006	from Royal Navy ex-RFA Appleleaf (A79)
HMAS Wewak	Landing craft	Balikpapan class	1973–current
HMAS Whyalla	Corvette	Bathurst class	1942–1947
HMAS Whyalla	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1982–2005
HMAS Wollongong	Corvette	Bathurst class	1941–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Wollongong	Patrol boat	Fremantle class	1981–2005
HMAS Yarra	Destroyer	River class	1910–1919
HMAS Yarra	Sloop	Grimsby class	1936–1942
HMAS Yarra	Destroyer escort	River class	1961–1985
HMAS Yarra	Minehunter	Huon class	2003–current

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