The Australian Army has operated numerous ships and watercraft.

Vessel classifications AB - Army Barges & Landing Craft AH - Army Sea Ambulances AK - Army Ketches and Schooners AL - Army Luggers AM - Army Motor Launches AS - Army Ships & Army Trawlers AT - Army Tugs AV - Army Vessels

Currently active ships/vessels

AM 1353 Coral Snake 14 x LCM-8 landing craft 12 x LARC-V amphibious cargo vehicle

Former vessels

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z__NOTOC__

A AM4 Australian Sun AM18 Air Wave Destroyed by fire 28 March 1944 AS23 Amiriya AM38 Amity AM47 Aphlow AM51 Anna B AT71 Acme AT80 Active AM88 Avalon AK82 Alma Doepel AK94 Abel Tasman AK96 Arga AT99 Alexandra AK121 Ardetta AD155 Alan AD155 Alf returned to owner AL215 Aroha Lost at sea 3 May 1943 AL222 Alidine AL224 Alcia transferred to RAAF June 1943 AL231 Arawa transferred to RAAF June 1943 AL233 Athalia AL236 Adiana AL244 Amy AL270 Agatha AM485 Ann AM492 Ad AM496 Ainavia AM543 Aspro AM546 Aero AK553 Aramia AM557 Annabelle AM568 Ailsa AM1475 Alatna AV1356 Ashburton

B AL 229 Beatrice AV 1354 Brudenell White AT 167 Bucra

C AV 1356 Clive Steele AV 2767 Crusader AS 16 Curzon. On March 17, 1943, at Tufi jetty, in Papua while unloading supplies just astern of PT67 and PT119 (of the US Navy), caught fire and was destroyed. PT 67 and PT 119 were also destroyed.http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/PT-4.html Page 182

D AV 2082 Dora

E AS 28 Elive Star AV 2075 Emily AV 2058 Ermine

F AB 442 Francis Peat AT 2382 Freda

G AV 1355 Gascoyne AB 20 George Peat AV 1358 Greenough AV 279 Gundiah

H AV 1353 Harry Chauvel

J AT 2700 Joe Mann AS 3051 John Monash

K AB 97 Kalang

L AS 129 Lady Ruth AV 1369 Lagunta AS3050 "Lerida" 66 feet Wooden Cargo Vessel (Trawler Design)

M AS 1742 Macalva AM 50 Malmar AT 2383 Mollymawk MSL 252 AV 1354 Murchison

N AS 6 Nurls

R AM 417 Ross Gillett

T AT 2701 The Luke AL 228 Timena

V AV 1355 Vernon Sturdee

W AS 21 Wavell AM 41 Windsong I

Y AB 2 Yashima Maru

Further reading Askey, M. W., 1998. 'By the mark five' : a definitive history of the participation of Australian Water Transport Units in World War II. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Murray David. Ross Gillett, 1983. Australian & New Zealand warships, 1914-1945. Sydney: Doubleday Australia. Australian Water Transport Association, 1990. Soldiers at sea : an unofficial history of the Australian Water Transport Units of the Royal Australian Engineers, 2nd A.I.F. Strathfield, N.S.W. : Australian Water Transport Association. Australian Water Transport Association, 1992. Soldiers at sea, Mk II : an unofficial history of the maritime units of the Australian Army. Strathfield, N.S.W. : Australian Water Transport Association.

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