List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy

Since its foundation in 1913, the Royal Australian Navy has operated a large number of vessels, including various types of warships, support and supply warships.

Current ships

As of June 2025, the strength of the Royal Australian Navy consists of 34 commissioned vessels, plus 10 non-commissioned vessels.

NamePennantTypeClassCommissionedL01Landing helicopter dock2015P86Patrol boat2006HMAS ArafuraOPV-203Offshore patrol vesselArafura2025FFH-151Frigate1998FFH-155Frigate2004P85Patrol boat2006DDG-41Destroyer2018L02Landing helicopter dock2014HMAS Cape CapricornP317Patrol boat2023HMAS Cape NaturalisteP316Patrol boat2022HMAS Cape PillarP319Patrol boat2023HMAS Cape SchanckP313Patrol boat2024HMAS Cape SolanderP312Patrol boat2024HMAS Cape WoolamaiP318Patrol boat2023P93Patrol boat2007L100Landing ship dock2011HMAS CollinsSSG-73Submarine1996HMAS DechaineuxSSG-76Submarine2001HMAS DiamantinaM86Minehunter2002HMAS FarncombSSG-74Submarine1998DDG-39Destroyer2017A245Survey ship2000FFH-154Frigate2003FFH-157Frigate2006SSG-78Submarine2003SSG-77Submarine2001A304Oiler Replenishment2021FFH-153Frigate2002A195Oiler Replenishment2021DDG-42Destroyer 2020FFH-156Frigate2005SSG-75Submarine1999FFH-152Frigate2001M87Minehunter2003

Non-commissioned ships NamePennant no.TypeClassIn serviceADV Cape FourcroyP310Patrol boat2017ADV Cape InscriptionP320Patrol boat2017ADV Cape OtwayP314Patrol boat2022ADV Cape PeronP315Patrol boat 2022ADV GuidanceAuxiliary naval vessel2023ADV ReliantAuxiliary naval vessel2022ADV Ocean ProtectorAuxiliary naval vessel2016MV StokerSubmarine rescue ship2016MV BesantSubmarine rescue ship2015MV SycamoreAviation training ship2017MV MercatorNavigation training vessel1998STS Young Endeavour Sail training tall ship 1988

Past ships

A NameTypeClassDatesNotesFleet oilerAuxiliary vessel1942–1945 Minesweeper1942–1943Transferred from Royal Netherlands Navy in August 1942, returned in May 1943Patrol boat1968–1983to IndonesiaLight cruiser1922–1946 Frigate1980–2008Scuttled off Avoca as a dive wreck in April 2011Examination vessel 1939–1943Formerly 1915–1922Patrol boat1968–1994 Patrol boat1968–1988museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, SydneySubmarineE1914 SubmarineE1914–1915 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1946Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1949Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1966 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1949 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1944ex-Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946ex-Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946renamed Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1968 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1957 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1945 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1949–1962ex-Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1949Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1950Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1949–1962renamed Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1960–1976sunk as targetAir-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1945-1968 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1946 Air-Sea Rescue LaunchAir/Sea Search and Rescue Vessel1944-1944renamed Patrol boat1967–1975to Papua New GuineaAjaxExamination vessel 1874-1928Returned to New South Wales GovernmentFast Supply/sea Ambulance Launch 1944-1946 Patrol vessel/minesweeperAuxiliary vessel1917–1925 Seaplane tender 1929–1933to Royal Navy    MinesweeperAuxiliary vessel1940-1946 Minesweeper 1941-1944 AlvinaExamination vesselAuxiliary vessel1914-1918to the Launceston Company of the Australian Sea Cadet CorpsAuxiliary SchoonerAuxiliary vessel1943-1945Returned to ownersStores Carrier 1944-1945Sold in 1946    Destroyer1920–1935from Royal NavyDestroyer1951–1974Sold for breaking in 1975Frigate1996-2024 Supply shipAuxiliary vessel1914–1915 Corvette1943–1961 Patrol boat2006-2022Patrol boat1968–1973to IndonesiaPatrol boat1968–1984 Corvette1942–1942 Patrol boat2005-2023Patrol boat1968–1974wrecked by Cyclone TracyDestroyer1942–1968 Patrol boat1968–1985to IndonesiaPatrol boat1967–1985to IndonesiaBattlecruiser1913–1921 Heavy cruiser1928–1954   1942-1945   1942-1945 Patrol boat1968–1993Scrapped in 2011

B NameTypeClassDatesNotesLanding craft 1974–2012 Corvette 1941–1947 MSA BandicootMinesweeper1991-2010sPatrol boat1968–1973to IndonesiaGeneral purpose vessel1960–1995Charter vessel MV BanksStores carrierAuxiliary vessel1942–1943Returned to ownerPatrol boat1968–1985to IndonesiaFrigate1944–1963 Coal hulkAuxiliary vessel1914–1924Scuttled off Sydney in 1924.Patrol boat 1968–1982to IndonesiaFrigate1945–1962 General purpose vessel1960–1994 Destroyer1945–1958 Corvette 1940–1948 Patrol boat1969–1988 Corvette1943–1958 Survey launch1990-2023Corvette1941–1947 Patrol boat1983–2006 Auxiliary minesweeper 1939–1946 MSA BermaguiAuxiliary minesweeper 1994–2000 Armed merchant ship 1914–1917 Auxiliary minesweeper 1939–1945 Landing craft 1974–2012 Collier 1920–1927 Auxiliary anti-submarine vesselAuxiliary vessel1940–1946Returned to ownerAuxiliary minesweeper  Fleet oiler1942–1945On loan from Royal Navy  1944–1945Transferred to British Borneo Civil Administration Unit in 1945Patrol boat1968–1983to IndonesiaHMAS BomboAuxiliary minesweeper 1940-1946;Returned to civilian serviceAuxiliary minesweeper 1939–1945 Cargo ship 1967–1967Charter vessel MV BoonarooBoroniaCrane stores lighter1972–1997sold to Defence Maritime ServicesCorvette1942–1956 Light cruiser1916–1929 Destroyer1967–2001 Auxiliary minesweeperAuxiliary vessel1917–1919Returned to ownersAuxiliary minesweeper 1988–2002 Tug   Corvette1942–1946to TurkeyPatrol boat2007-2024Landing craft1971–2014to the PhilippinesPatrol boat 1969–1985to IndonesiaLanding craft1973–1974to Papua New GuineaCorvette1942–1961 Patrol boat 1984–2005 Corvette1942–1961 Patrol boat2007–2014Scrapped due to extensive fire damageAuxiliary minelayer 1940–1946 Frigate1944–1946 Corvette1941–1946to NetherlandsTraining ship 1943-1947 

C NameTypeClassDatesNotesCorvette 1942–1946to NetherlandsCaledonian SalvorOcean salvage tug 1942-1958 Cambrian SalvorOcean salvage tug 1942-1958 Heavy cruiser 1928–1942Sunk at Battle of Savo IslandFrigate 1981–2005 Lighthouse tender 1943–1945 Captain CookExamination vessel   Captain Cook IIExamination vessel   Captain Cook IIIExamination vessel   Lighter 1942–1946 Auxiliary minesweeper 1993–1994 Corvette 1942–1945museum ship at WilliamstownHMAS CerberusMonitor 1911–1921from colonial navy of Victoria. Hulk partially submerged Port Philip BayCorvette 1942–1947 Patrol boat 1983–2005  Torpedo boat 1911–1918from colonial navy of VictoriaCorvetteBathurst1942–1983 Frigate1945–1962 Armed patrol vessel/minesweeperAuxiliary vessel1918–1919 Survey ship 1980–1990 Auxiliary minesweeper 1939-1945 Auxiliary minesweeper   Corvette 1943–1962 HMAS Countess of HopetounTorpedo boat 1911–1924from colonial navy of VictoriaCorvette1943–1961 Frigate1945–1962 Minesweeper1962–1991ex-

D NameTypeClassDatesNotesFrigate1984-2017 Corvette 1941–1956 Destroyer escort1964–1994 Frigate1945–1981museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum  1945-1945  Auxiliary minesweeper and anti-submarine vessel 1939–1946 Corvette 1942–1958 Patrol boat 1984–2006 Destroyer 1964–1977from Royal NavyAuxiliary minesweeper 1940-1945 

E NameTypeClassDatesNotesCorvette 1942–1952to New Zealand1945from Royal Navy, returned to Royal NavyTugAuxiliary vessel1942–?? Protected cruiser 1912–1923from Royal Navy. Renamed HMAS Penguin in 1923Tug 1946-1959 Oiler and stores ship/destroyer depot shipAuxiliary vessel1914–1917 

F NameTypeClassDatesNotesInspection/stores vessel 1940–1946Interned motor ketch, demasted for serviceFleet oilerAuxiliary vessel1941–1942On loan from Royal NavyHMAS FantomeSloop 1914–1925from Royal NavyHMAS FlindersSurvey ship 1973–1998 HMAS Flying Cloud1943HMAS ForcefulTugboat 1942–1943museum ship at Queensland Maritime MuseumHMAS FranklinTender 1915–1922Later served as HMAS Adele 1939–1943Corvette 1943–1961 Patrol boat 1980–2006 

G NameTypeClassDatesNotesFrigate1946-1966 Corvette 1942–1946to TurkeyPatrol boat 1983–2006 HMAS GayundahGunboat 1911–1921from Queensland Maritime Defence Force, colonial navy of Queensland. Hulk beached at Redcliffe Motor refrigeration lighter MRL1944–1981 Built by Johnson's Tyne Foundry in Melbourne in 1944–45, re-commissioned in 1966.Corvette 1942–1944 Patrol boat 1984–2006 Corvette 1942–1946to TurkeyPatrol boat 1983–2006 Corvette 1919–1927ex HMS Geranium from Royal Navy, scuttled off Sydney on 16 April 1935.Corvette 1943–1956 Patrol boat 1984–2007 Corvette 1942–1957 Patrol boat2008–2022Auxiliary minesweeper 1939-1945 Auxiliary minesweeper 1940-1944 Auxiliary minesweeper 1939–1940Sunk following collision with HMAT DuntroonTorpedo boat 1911–1914 ex-HMVS Gordon from colonial navy of VictoriaCorvette1941–1947 Hospital ship 1914-1915 Minesweeper1962–1976ex-HMAS GumleafAuxiliary vessel1943Auxiliary minesweeper 1940–1946 Auxiliary minesweeperAuxiliary vessel1917–1919Returned to owner Auxiliary minesweeperAuxiliary vessel1989-1992Corvette1942–1961 

H NameTypeClassDatesNotesCoal hulk 1913–1932sunk as target by .HMAS HawkAuxiliary patrol boat 1940–1945Ex-HMAS Sleuth.Minesweeper1962–1976ex-Frigate1944–1955 Minehunter Coastal Huon2000-2018 Harbour defence motor launch 1942–1948ex Royal NavyHMAS HDML 1125Harbour defence motor launch 1943-1944Harbour defence motor launch 1942–1947ex Royal NavyHarbour defence motor launch 1943–1947ex Royal NavyHarbour defence motor launch  1943-1971served with Allied Intelligence BureauHarbour defence motor launch  1944-1952Wrecked on North Head, SydneyHarbour defence motor launch 1944-1950Gifted to PhilippinesHarbour defence motor launch  1944-1982 Harbour defence motor launch  1943 1988 Harbour defence motor launch 1944-1950Gifted to PhilippinesHarbour defence motor launch 1944-1958served with Allied Intelligence BureauHarbour defence motor launch 1945-2950Gifted to PhilippinesHarbour defence motor launch 1945–1946Gifted to PhilippinesHarbour defence motor launch  served with Far East Liaison OfficerHMAS HDML 1344Harbour defence motor launch 1945-1945Placed in reserve after constructionHMAS HDML 1345Harbour defence motor launch 1945-1945Placed in reserve after constructionHarbour defence motor launch 1945–1946 Harbour defence motor launch  served with Far East Liaison OfficerAuxiliary anti-submarine vessel and tugboatRescue/Saint1940–1942, 1943–1947 Light cruiser1938–1947ex-Destroyer1965–2000Sunk as dive wreckCorvette 1942–1961 Torpedo boat destroyer1915–1928 Minehunter1999-2024 

I NameTypeClassDatesNotesHMAS IbisRequisitioned during World War IIMinesweeper1962–1984ex-HMS SingletonCorvette 1942–1952to New ZealandCorvette 1942–1946to Royal Netherlands NavyPatrol boat1982–2007

J NameTypeClassDatesNotesHMAS J1SubmarineJ1919–1924from Royal NavyHMAS J2Submarine J1919–1924from Royal NavyHMAS J3SubmarineJ1919–1926from Royal NavyHMAS J4SubmarineJ1919–1924from Royal NavyHMAS J5SubmarineJ1919–1924from Royal NavyHMAS J7SubmarineJ1919–1929from Royal NavyBulk carrier 1969–1971from and returned to Australian National LineTraining ship 1977–1996 Troop transport 1999–2001 HMAS John OxleyExamination vesselAuxiliary vessel1943–194?Returned to ownersCorvette1944–1958 

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