List of Royal Australian Navy ships

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Since its foundation in 1913, the Royal Australian Navy has operated a large number of vessels, including various types of warship, support and supply craft, and auxiliary vessels drawn from civilian service when required.

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Current Ships

As of 2009, the strength of the Royal Australian Navy consists of 56 commissioned vessels.

Name	Pennant no.	Type	Class	Commissioned	Notes
HMAS Anzac	FFH 150	Frigate	Anzac	1996
HMAS Ararat	ACPB 89	Patrol boat	Armidale	2006
HMAS Armidale	ACPB 83	Patrol boat	Armidale	2005
HMAS Arunta	FFH 151	Frigate	Anzac	1998
HMAS Ballarat	FFH 155	Frigate	Anzac	2004
HMAS Bathurst	ACPB 85	Patrol boat	Armidale	2006
HMAS Benalla	A 04	Survey launch	Paluma	1990
HMAS Betano	L 133	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973
HMAS Broome	ACPB 90	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Brunei	L 127	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1971
HMAS Bundaberg	ACPB 91	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Childers	ACPB 93	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Collins	SSG 73	Submarine	Collins	1996
HMAS Darwin	FFG 04	Frigate	Adelaide	1984
HMAS Dechaineux	SSG 76	Submarine	Collins	2001
HMAS Diamantina	M 86	Minehunter	Huon	2002
HMAS Farncomb	SSG 74	Submarine	Collins	1998
HMAS Gascoyne	M 85	Minehunter	Huon	2001
HMAS Glenelg	ACPB 96	Patrol boat	Armidale	2008
HMAS Hawkesbury	M 83	Minehunter	Huon	2000
HMAS Huon	M 82	Minehunter	Huon	1999
HMAS Kanimbla	L 51	Landing ship	Newport	1994	From US Navy, ex-USS Saginaw
HMAS Labuan	L 128	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973
HMAS Larrakia	ACPB 84	Patrol boat	Armidale	2006
HMAS Launceston	ACPB 94	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Leeuwin	A 245	Survey ship	Leeuwin	2000
HMAS Maitland	ACPB 88	Patrol boat	Armidale	2006
HMAS Manoora	L 52	Landing ship	Newport	1994	From US Navy, ex-USS Fairfax County
HMAS Maryborough	ACPB 95	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Melbourne	FFG 05	Frigate	Adelaide	1992
HMAS Melville	A 246	Survey ship	Leeuwin	2000
HMAS Mermaid	A 02	Survey launch	Paluma	1989
Newcastle	FFG 06	Frigate	Adelaide	1994
HMAS Norman	M 84	Minehunter	Huon	2000
HMAS Paluma	A 01	Survey launch	Paluma	1989
HMAS Parramatta	FFH 154	Frigate	Anzac	2003
HMAS Perth	FFH 157	Frigate	Anzac	2006
HMAS Pirie	ACPB 87	Patrol boat	Armidale	2006
HMAS Rankin	SSG 78	Submarine	Collins	2003
HMAS Sheean	SSG 77	Submarine	Collins	2000
HMAS Shepparton	A 03	Survey launch	Paluma	1990
HMAS Sirius	O 266	Supply ship		2006
HMAS Stuart	FFH 153	Frigate	Anzac	2002
HMAS Success	AOR 304	Supply ship	Durance	1986
HMAS Sydney	FFG 03	Frigate	Adelaide	1983
HMAS Tarakan	L 129	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973
HMAS Tobruk	L 50	Landing ship		1981
HMAS Toowoomba	FFH 156	Frigate	Anzac	2005
HMAS Waller	SSG 75	Submarine	Collins	2001
HMAS Warramunga	FFH 152	Frigate	Anzac	2001
HMAS Wewak	L 130	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973
HMAS Wollongong	ACPB 92	Patrol boat	Armidale	2007
HMAS Yarra	M 87	Minehunter	Huon	2003

Past Ships

A

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Abraham Crijnssen	Minesweeper	Jan van Amstel	1942–1943	Transferred from Royal Netherlands Navy in August 1942, returned in May 1943
HMAS Acute	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1983	to Indonesia
HMAS Adelaide	Light cruiser	Town	1922–1946
HMAS Adelaide	Frigate	Adelaide	1980–2008
HMAS Adele	Examination vessel		1939–1943	Formerly HMAS Franklin 1915–1922
HMAS Adroit	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1994
HMAS Advance	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1988	museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
AE1	Submarine	E	1914–1914
AE2	Submarine	E	1914–1915
HMAS Air Nymph	Air-sea rescue vessel		1949–1962	Returned to RN
HMAS Air Sprite	Air-sea rescue vessel		1960–1976	Sunk as target
HMAS Aitape	Patrol boat	Attack	1967–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Albatross	Seaplane tender		1929–1933	to Royal Navy
HMAS Anzac	Destroyer	Marksman	1920–1935	from Royal Navy
HMAS Anzac	Destroyer	Battle	1951–1974
HMAS Ararat	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1961
HMAS Archer	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1973	to Indonesia
HMAS Ardent	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1984
HMAS Armidale	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1942
HMAS Arrow	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1974	wrecked by Cyclone Tracy
HMAS Arunta	Destroyer	Tribal	1942–1968
HMAS Assail	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Attack	Patrol boat	Attack	1967–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Australia	Battlecruiser	Indefatigable	1913–1921
HMAS Australia	Heavy cruiser	County	1928–1954
HMAS Aware	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1993

B

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Balikpapan	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1974–1985
HMAS Ballarat	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1947
HMAS Bandolier	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1973	to Indonesia
HMAS Banks	General Purpose Vessel	Explorer	1960–1995	Charter vessel MV Banks
HMAS Barbette	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Barcoo	Frigate	River	1944–1963
HMAS Barricade	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1982	to Indonesia
HMAS Barwon	Frigate	River	1945–1962
HMAS Bass	General Purpose Vessel	Explorer	1960–1994
HMAS Bataan	Destroyer	Tribal	1945–1958
HMAS Bathurst	Corvette	Bathurst	1940–1948
HMAS Bayonet	Patrol boat	Attack	1969–1988
HMAS Benalla	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1958
HMAS Bendigo	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1947
HMAS Bendigo	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1983–2006
MSA Bermagui	Auxiliary minesweeper		1994–2000
HMAS Berrima	Armed merchant ship		1914–1917
HMAS Beryl II	Auxiliary minesweeper		1939–1945
HMAS Biloela	Collier		1920–1927
HMAS Bombard	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1983	to Indonesia
HMAS Bonthorpe	Auxiliary minesweeper		1939–1945
HMAS Boonaroo	Cargo ship		1967–1967	Charter vessel MV Boonaroo
HMAS Bowen	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1956
HMAS Brisbane	Light cruiser	Town	1916–1929
HMAS Brisbane	Destroyer	Charles F. Adams	1967–2001
MSA Brolga	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1988–2002
HMAS Broome	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Buccaneer	Patrol boat	Attack	1969–1985	to Indonesia
HMAS Buna	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973–1974	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Bunbury	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961
HMAS Bunbury	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1984–2005
HMAS Bundaberg	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961
HMAS Bungaree	Auxiliary minelayer		1940–1946
HMAS Burdekin	Frigate	River	1944–1946
HMAS Burnie	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1946	to Netherlands

C

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Cairns	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Canberra	Heavy cruiser	County	1928–1942	Sunk at Battle of Savo Island
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)	Frigate	Adelaide	1981–2005
HMAS Cape Leeuwin	Lighthouse tender		1943–1945
MSA Carole-S	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1993–1994
HMAS Castlemaine	Corvette	Bathurst	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	1942–1947
HMAS Cessnock	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1983–2005
HMAS Childers	Torpedo boat		1911–1918	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Colac	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1983
HMAS Condamine	Frigate	River	1945–1962
HMAS Cook	Survey ship		1980–1990
HMAS Cootamundra	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1962
HMAS Countess of Hopetoun	Torpedo boat		1911–1924	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Cowra	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1961
HMAS Culgoa	Frigate	River	1945–1962
HMAS Curlew	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1991	ex-HMS Chediston

D

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Deloraine	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1956
HMAS Derwent	Destroyer escort	River	1964–1994
HMAS Diamantina	Frigate	River	1945–1981	museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum
HMAS Doomba	Auxiliary minesweeper and anti-submarine vessel	Hunt	1939–1946
HMAS Dubbo	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1958
HMAS Dubbo	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1984–2006
HMAS Duchess	Destroyer	Daring	1964–1977	from Royal Navy

E

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Echuca	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Encounter	Protected cruiser	Challenger class	1912–1923	from Royal Navy. Renamed HMAS Penguin in 1923

F

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Falie	Inspection/stores vessel		1940–1946	Interned motor ketch, demasted for service
HMAS Fantome	Sloop	Cadmus	1914–1925	from Royal Navy
HMAS Flinders	Survey ship		1973–1998
HMAS Forceful	Tugboat		1942–1943	museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum
HMAS Franklin	Tender		1915–1922	Later served as HMAS Adele 1939–1943
HMAS Fremantle	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1961
HMAS Fremantle	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1980–2006

G

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Gascoyne	Frigate	River	1946–1966
HMAS Gawler	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Gawler	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1983–2006
HMAS Gayundah	Gunboat		1911–1921	from Queensland Maritime Defence Force, colonial navy of Queensland. Hulk beached at Redcliffe
HMAS Geelong	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1944
HMAS Geelong	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1984–2006
HMAS Geraldton	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Geraldton	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1983–2006
HMAS Geranium	Corvette	Arabis	1919–1927	from Royal Navy
HMAS Gladstone	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1956
HMAS Gladstone	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1984–2007
HMAS Glenelg	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1957
HMAS Gordon	Torpedo boat		1911–1914	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Goulburn	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1947
HMAS Gull	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1976	ex-HMS Swanston
HMAS Gunbar	Auxiliary minesweeper		1940–1946
HMAS Gympie	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961

H

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Hawk	Auxiliary patrol boat		1940–1945	Ex-HMAS Sleuth.
HMAS Hawk	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1976	ex-HMS Somerleyton
HMAS Hawkesbury	Frigate	River	1944–1955
HMAS HDML 1347	Harbour defence motor launch		1945–1946
HMAS Heros	Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel and tugboat	Rescue/Saint	1940–1942, 1943–1947
HMAS Hobart	Light cruiser	Leander	1938–1947	ex-HMS Apollo
HMAS Hobart	Destroyer	Charles F. Adams	1965–2000	Sunk as dive wreck
HMAS Horsham	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961
HMAS Huon	Destroyer	River	1915–1928

I

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Ibis	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1991	ex-HMS Singleton
HMAS Inverell	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Ipswich	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Ipswich	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1982–2007

J

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS J1	Submarine	J	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J2	Submarine	J	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J3	Submarine	J	1919–1926	from Royal Navy
HMAS J4	Submarine	J	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J5	Submarine	J	1919–1924	from Royal Navy
HMAS J7	Submarine	J	1919–1929	from Royal Navy
HMAS Jeparit	Bulk carrier		1969–1971	from and returned to Australian National Lines
HMAS Jervis Bay	Training ship		1977–1996
HMAS Jervis Bay	Troop transport		1999–2001
HMAS Junee	Corvette	Bathurst	1944–1958

K

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS K9	Submarine	K VIII	1943–1944	From the Netherlands
HMAS Kalgoorlie	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946
HMAS Kangaroo	Boom Defence ship		1940–1955
HMAS Kanimbla	Landing ship		1943–1949	from and to Royal Navy
HMAS Kapunda	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961
HMAS Katoomba	Corvette	Bathurst	1940–1957
HMAS Kiama	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1952	to New Zealand
HMAS Kimbla	Trials ship		1956–1985
HMAS Kookaburra	Boom Defence ship		1939–1958
MSA Koraaga	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1989–2000
HMAS Kuru	Patrol boat		1941–1943	From Northern Territory Patrol Service
HMAS Kurumba	Oiler		1919–1947	from Royal Navy

L

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Labuan	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1955	from Royal Navy
HMAS Lachlan	Frigate	River	1945–1949	to New Zealand
HMAS Ladava	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Lae	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1955	from Royal Navy
HMAS Lae	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Latrobe	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1956
HMAS Launceston	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Launceston	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1982–2006
HMAS Lismore	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Lithgow	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1956
HMAS Lonsdale	Torpedo boat		1911–1912	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS LST 3008	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1950	from Royal Navy
HMAS LST 3014	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1950	from Royal Navy
HMAS LST 3022	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1950	from Royal Navy

M

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Macquarie	Frigate	River	1945–1962
HMAS Madang	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Mallow	Corvette	Acacia	1919–1925	from Royal Navy
HMAS Manoora	Armed merchant ship		1939–1947
HMAS Marguerite	Sloop	Arabis	1919–1929	from Royal Navy
HMAS Maroubra	Cutter	Converted civilian cutter	1942–1943	Sunk in a Japanese air raid on Milingimbi, NT
HMAS Maryborough	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1947
HMAS Matafele	Stores carrier		1943–1944	Ex-Burns Philp cargo and passenger vessel
HMAS Mavie	Patrol boat	Converted lugger	1941–1942	Sunk Darwin, 1942.
HMAS Melbourne	Light cruiser	Town	1913–1928
HMAS Melbourne	Aircraft carrier	Majestic	1955–1982	ex-HMS Majestic
HMAS Midge	Torpedo boat		1911-1912	from Queensland Maritime Defence Force
HMAS Mildura	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1956
HMAS Moresby	Survey ship/Sloop	24	1925–1946	from Royal Navy
HMAS Moresby	Survey ship	Moresby class	1964–1997
HMAS Murchison	Frigate	River	1945–1962

N

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Napier	Destroyer	N	1940–1945
HMAS Nepal	Destroyer	N	1942–1945
HMAS Nepean	Torpedo boat		1912–1918	from colonial navy of Victoria
HMAS Nestor	Destroyer	N	1941–1942
HMAS Nizam	Destroyer	N	1941–1945
HMAS Norman	Destroyer	N	1941–1945

O

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Onslow	Submarine	Oberon	1969–1999	museum ship Australian National Maritime Museum
HMAS Orion	Submarine	Oberon	1977–1997
HMAS Otama	Submarine	Oberon	1978–1999	museum ship at Western Port, VIC
HMAS Otway	Submarine	O	1927–1937	to Royal Navy
HMAS Otway	Submarine	Oberon	1968–1994
HMAS Ovens	Submarine	Oberon	1969–1995
HMAS Oxley	Submarine	O	1927–1937	to Royal Navy
HMAS Oxley	Submarine	Oberon	1967–1992

P

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Paluma	Gunboat		1911–1916	from Queensland Maritime Defence Force
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 Parkes	Corvette	Bathurst	1944–1957
HMAS Parramatta	Destroyer	River	1910–1928
HMAS Parramatta	Sloop	Grimsby	1940–1941
HMAS Parramatta	Destroyer escort	River	1961–1991
HMAS Patricia Cam	Auxiliary Minesweeper		1942–1943	Converted from a commercial trawler
HMAS Penguin	Depot ship	Osprey	1913–1923	from Royal Navy
HMAS Penguin	Depot ship	Challenger	1923–1929	ex-HMAS Encounter
HMAS Penguin	Depot ship		1929–1941	ex-HMAS Platypus
HMAS Perth	Light cruiser	Leander	1939–1942	ex-HMS Amphion
HMAS Perth	Destroyer	Charles F. Adams	1965–1999	diving wreck
HMAS Pioneer	Light cruiser	Pelorus	1915–1916	from Royal Navy
HMAS Pirie	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Turkey
HMAS Platypus	Submarine tender		1917–1958
HMAS Porpoise	Diving tender	Modified Ham	1973–1989	ex-HMS Neasham
HMAS Protector	Light cruiser		1911–1924	from colonial navy of South Australia
HMAS Protector	Trials ship		1990–1998
HMAS Psyche	Light cruiser	Pelorus	1915–1918	from Royal Navy

Q

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Quadrant	Destroyer	Q	1945–1963	from Royal Navy
HMAS Quality	Destroyer	Q	1945–1957	from Royal Navy
HMAS Queenborough	Destroyer	Q	1945–1975	from Royal Navy
HMAS Quiberon	Destroyer	Q	1942–1972	formerly Quiberon
HMAS Quickmatch	Destroyer	Q	1942–1972

R

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
ASRV Remora	Remotely operated rescue vehicle		1995–2006	Inactive since an accident in 2006
HMAS Reserve	Tugboat		1943–1953
HMAS Rockhampton	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1961
HMAS Rushcutter	Minehunter	Bay	1986–2001

S

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Salamaua	Landing craft	Balikpapan	1973–1974	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Samarai	Patrol boat	Attack	1968–1975	to Papua New Guinea
HMAS Seal	Diving tender	Modified Ham	1968–1988	ex-HMS Wintringham
HMAS Shepparton	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1958
HMAS Shoalhaven	Frigate	River	1945–1962
HMAS Shoalwater	Minehunter	Bay	1987–2001
HMAS Shropshire	Heavy cruiser	County	1943–1949	from Royal Navy
HMAS Sleuth	Auxiliary patrol boat		1940–1945	Ex-HMAS Vigilant. Renamed HMAS Hawk in 1945.
HMAS Snipe	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1983	ex-HMS Alcaston
HMAS Stalwart	Destroyer	S	1920–1925
HMAS Stalwart	Destroyer tender		1966–1989
HMAS Stawell	Corvette	Bathurst	1943–1952	New Zealand
HMAS Strahan	Corvette	Bathurst	1944–1961
HMAS Stuart	Destroyer	Scott	1933–1946	from Royal Navy
HMAS Stuart	Destroyer escort	River	1963–1991
HMAS Success	Destroyer	S	1920–1930
HMAS Supply	Oiler	Tide	1962–1985
HMAS Swan	Destroyer	River	1916–1928
HMAS Swan	Sloop	Grimsby	1937–1964
HMAS Swan	Destroyer escort	River	1970–1996	diving wreck
HMAS Swordsman	Destroyer	S	1920–1929
HMAS Sydney	Light cruiser	Town	1913–1928
HMAS Sydney	Light cruiser	Leander	1935–1941	ex-HMS Phaeton
HMAS Sydney	Aircraft carrier/troopship	Majestic	1948–1973	ex-HMS Terrible

T

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Tamworth	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Tarakan	Landing ship	LST(3)	1946–1954	from Royal Navy
HMAS Tasmania	Destroyer	S	1920–1928
HMAS Tattoo	Destroyer	S	1920–1933
	Torpedo boat		1911–1918	from colonial navy of South Australia
HMAS Teal	Minesweeper	Ton	1962–1979	ex-HMS Jackton
HMAS Terka	Minesweeper		1940–1945
HMAS Tingira	Training ship		1911–1927
HMAS Tobruk	Destroyer	Battle	1950–1972
HMAS Toowoomba	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1946	to Netherlands
HMAS Torrens	Destroyer	River	1916–1926
HMAS Torrens	Destroyer escort	River	1971–1998
HMAS Townsville	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1956
HMAS Townsville	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1981–2007	Museum ship at Maritime Museum of Townsville

U

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Una	Sloop		1914–1925	captured German yacht Komet

V

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Vampire	Destroyer	V	1933–1942	from Royal Navy
HMAS Vampire	Destroyer	Daring	1959–1985	museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum
HMAS Vendetta	Destroyer	V	1933–1945	from Royal Navy
HMAS Vendetta	Destroyer	Daring	1958–1979
HMAS Vengeance	Aircraft carrier	Colossus	1952–1955	loaned from Royal Navy; returned to Royal Navy.
HMAS Vigilant	Auxiliary patrol boat		1940–1945	Renamed HMAS Sleuth in 1944.
HMAS Voyager	Destroyer	V	1933–1942	from Royal Navy
HMAS Voyager	Destroyer	Daring	1957–1964	Sunk in the Melbourne-Voyager incident

W

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Wagga	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1962
HMAS Wallaroo	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1943
HMAS Warramunga	Destroyer	Tribal	1942–1963
HMAS Warrego	Destroyer	River	1912–1928
HMAS Warrego	Sloop	Grimsby	1940–1963
HMAS Warrnambool	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1947	Sank after collision with mine
HMAS Warrnambool	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1981–2005
HMAS Wato	Tug		1941–1945
HMAS Waterhen	Destroyer	V	1933–1941	from Royal Navy
HMAS Westralia	Armed merchant ship		1939–1949
HMAS Westralia	Underway replenishment ship	Leaf	1989–2006	from Royal Navy; ex-RFA Appleleaf
HMAS Whyalla	Corvette	Bathurst	1942–1947	Museum ship in Whyalla, SA
HMAS Whyalla	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1982–2005
HMAS Wollongong	Corvette	Bathurst	1941–1946	to Royal Netherlands Navy
HMAS Wollongong	Patrol boat	Fremantle	1981–2005
HMAS Wommera	Armament store carrier		1946–1960	Sank following an accidental explosion
HMAS Wyatt Earp	Converted trawler		1939–1951	Returned to commercial service

Y

Name	Type	Class	Dates	Notes
HMAS Yandra	Patrol craft		1940–1946
HMAS Yarra	Destroyer	River	1910–1919
HMAS Yarra	Sloop	Grimsby	1936–1942
HMAS Yarra	Destroyer escort	River	1961–1985

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