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HMAS Balikpapan (L 126) HMAS Balikpapan (L 126) is the lead ship of the Balikpapan class of heavy landing craft. She was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland in May 1971, launched on 15 August 1971 and commissioned on 8 December 1971.
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) The second ship to carry the name, HMAS Ballarat (FFG 155) is an Anzac class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 4 August 2000, launched on 25 May 2002 and commissioned on 26 June 2004.
HMAS Bandolier (P 95) HMAS Bandolier (P 95) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 2 October 1968 and commissioned on 14 December 1968. Bandolier paid off on 16 November 1973, was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Sibaru.
HMAS Banks HMAS Banks was an Explorer Class General Purpose Vessel of the Royal Australian Navy, serving in a range of capacities from 1960 until 1995. She was named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia in 1770.
HMAS Barbette (P 97) HMAS Barbette (P 97) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 10 April 1968 and commissioned on 16 August 1968. Barbette paid off on 15 June 1984, was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 22 February 1985 and renamed Saida.
HMAS Barcoo (K375) HMAS Barcoo (K-375/F-375/A-245), named for the Barcoo River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 21 October 1942; it was launched on 26 August 1943 by Mrs. R.
HMAS Barricade (P 98) HMAS Barricade (P 98) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 29 June 1968 and commissioned on 26 October 1968. Barricade paid off on 20 May 1982, was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 22 April 1983 and renamed Sigalu.
HMAS Bataan (I91) HMAS Bataan (D-9/D-191/I-91) was a Tribal-class] [[destroyer laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 18 February 1942, launched on 15 January 1944 by Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, wife of General Douglas MacArthur, US Army and commissioned at Sydney on 25 May 1945.
HMAS Bathurst (J158) The original HMAS Bathurst (J158) was the lead ship of sixty Bathurst class minesweepers, popularly called corvettes, built as part of the Commonwealth Government's wartime shipbuilding programme. The ship was laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering at Sydney in New South Wales on 10 February 1940, launched on 1 August 1940 by Mrs.
HMAS Bayonet (P 101) HMAS Bayonet (P 101) was an Attack class patrol boat laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland in October 1968, launched on 6 November 1968 and commissioned on 22 February 1969. HMAS Bayonet was transferred to the Melbourne Port Division of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on 27 March 1982 and paid off on 26 June 1988.
HMAS Bendigo (FCPB 211) The second HMAS Bendigo (FCPB 211) was a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 21 September 1981, launched on 9 March 1983 and commissioned on 28 May 1983. Bendigo operated out of HMAS Cairns.
HMAS Bendigo (J187) The first HMAS Bendigo (J187/B237/A111) was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney in New South Wales on 12 August 1940, launched on 1 March 1941 by Dame Mary Hughes, wife of the Minister for the Navy, and commissioned on 10 May 1941.
HMAS Bombard (P 99) HMAS Bombard (P 99) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 6 July 1968 and commissioned on 5 November 1968. Bombard paid off on 12 September 1983, was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Siribua.
HMAS Bowen HMAS Bowen (J-285/M-285), named for the town of Bowen, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland on 9 February 1942, launched on 11 June 1942 by Mrs. George Crittal and commissioned on 9 November 1942.
HMAS Brisbane (1915) HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Cockatoo Island, Sydney in New South Wales on 25 January 1913, launched on 30 September 1915 by Mrs Fisher, wife of Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, and commissioned on 31 October 1916.
HMAS Broome HMAS Broome (J-191), named for the town of Broome in Western Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland on 3 May 1941, launched on 6 October 1941 by Mrs. M.
HMAS Buccaneer (P 100) HMAS Buccaneer (P 100) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 14 September 1968 and commissioned on 5 January 1973. Buccaneer paid off on 27 July 1984 and was sunk by gunfire on 8 October 1988.
HMAS Buna (L-132) HMAS Buna (L-132) was a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 26 September 1972 and commissioned on 7 December 1973. HMAS Buna paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua-New Guinea Defence Force.
HMAS Bungaree HMAS Bungaree was an Australian auxiliary minelayer of World War II. The civilian merchant freighter Bungaree was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy in October 1940 and was commissioned into the RAN on 6 June 1941 after being converted into a minelayer.
HMAS Burdekin HMAS Burdekin (K-376), named for the Burdekin River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 30 June 1943 by Miss K Collings, daughter of the Minister for the Interior and Leader of the Government in the Senate and commissioned on 27 June 1944. The surrender of Dutch Borneo by the Japanese was accepted on board HMAS Burdekin by Major General Milford, GOC Seventh Australian Division, on 8 September 1945.
HMAS Burnie HMAS Burnie (J198/B238/A112), named for the port of Burnie, Tasmania, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Mort's Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 25 October 1940 by Lady King, wife of the chairman of directors of Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, and commissioned on 15 April 1941 under the command of Lieutenant George E. Gough.
HMAS Cairns (naval base) The second HMAS Cairns is a naval base of the Royal Australian Navy based, appropriately, at Cairns in Queensland. The facility was first used in 1971 when facilities for the maintenance of the RAN's patrol boats were established.
HMAS Canberra (1927) HMAS Canberra (D33) was a Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County class cruisers. She was laid down by John Brown and Company of Clydebank in Scotland on 9 September 1925, launched on 31 May 1927 by Her Royal Highness Princess Mary and commissioned on 9 July 1928 under the command of Captain George L.
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02) HMAS Canberra (FFG 02) was an Adelaide class guided missile armed frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. The ship was laid down by Todd Shipyards at Seattle in Washington on 1 March 1978, launched on 1 December 1978.
HMAS Cessnock (FCPB 210) The second HMAS Cessnock (FCPB 210) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by the North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 9 March 1981, launched on 15 January 1983 and commissioned on 5 March 1983.
HMAS Cessnock (J175) The first HMAS Cessnock (J175/B240/A114) was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering at Sydney in New South Wales on 16 April 1941, launched on 17 October 1941 by Lady Gordon, wife of Sir Thomas Gordon, a director of the constructing firm, and commissioned on 26 January 1942.
HMAS Colac HMAS Colac (J-242/M-05), named for the town of Colac in Victoria, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales on 18 April 1941, launched on 30 August 1941 by Miss M. Heady, senior lady on the staff of Morts Dock and Engineering and commissioned on 6 January 1942.
HMAS Condamine HMAS Condamine (K698/F698), named for the Condamine River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales on 30 October 1943, launched on 4 November 1944 and commissioned on 22 February 1946.
HMAS Cook HMAS Cook (A 219), named for Captain James Cook, was an oceanographic survey vessel laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown in Victoria on 30 September 1974, launched on 27 August 1977 and commissioned on 30 April 1981.
HMAS Cootamundra HMAS Cootamundra (J316/M186), named for the town of Cootamundra in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Sydney in New South Wales on 26 February 1942, launched on 3 December 1942 by Lady Davidson, wife of the general manager of the Bank of New South Wales, and commissioned on 30 April 1943.
HMAS Cowra HMAS Cowra (J-351/M-351), named for the town of Cowra in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Balmain in New South Wales on 12 August 1942, launched on 27 May 1943 by Mrs. P.
HMAS Creswell HMAS Creswell is a shore establishment] of the [[Royal Australian Navy, a part of the Australian Defence Force, and consists of the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC), The RAN School of Survivability and Ship's Safety, Kalkara Flight, and the Beecroft Weapons Range and an administrative support department.
HMAS Culgoa HMAS Culgoa (K-408/F-408/A-256), named for the Culgoa River, was a Bay class frigate laid down as Murray (but renamed to avoid confusion with HMS Murray) by the Naval Dockyard at Williamstown in Victoria on 15 July 1943, launched on 22 September 1945 by Mrs. H.
HMAS Curlew HMAS Curlew (M 1121) was a Ton class minesweeper built by the Montrose Shipyard in England and commissioned as HMS Chediston. She was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy in 1961 and commissioned on 21 August 1962.
HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) HMAS Darwin (FFG 04), named for the capital city of the Northern Territory, is an Adelaide class guided missile armed frigate laid down by Todd Shipyards at Seattle in Washington on 2 July 1981, launched on 26 March 1982 and commissioned on 21 July 1984. She was the fourth and last ship of the six Adelaide class ships built for the Royal Australian Navy in the USA, with the final two ships being built in Australia.
HMAS Deloraine HMAS Deloraine (J-232/M-232), named for the town of Deloraine, Tasmania, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 26 July 1941 by Dame Mary Hughes, wife of the Minister for the Navy, and commissioned on 27 November 1941.
HMAS Derwent (DE 49) HMAS Derwent (F 22/DE 49) was a River class destroyer escort, laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 17 June 1959, launched on 17 April 1961 and commissioned on 23 April, 1964. HMAS Derwent paid off on 8 August, 1994, and was sunk after being used for trials off Western Australia.
HMAS Diamantina (1945) The first HMAS Diamantina (K377/F377/A266/GOR266) was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 12 April 1943. Diamantina was launched on 6 April 1944 and commissioned at Hervey Bay in Queensland on 27 April 1945, under Commander G.
HMAS Diamantina (M 86) The second HMAS Diamantina is a Huon class minehunter laid down by Australian Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales on 4 August 1998, launched on 18 November 2000 by Mrs. Maureen Bryden, daughter of the late Commander G.
HMAS Dubbo (J251) The first ship to be named after the city of Dubbo, HMAS Dubbo (J251/M251) was one of sixty Bathurst class Australian Minesweeper built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 7 March 1942 by Mrs. B.
HMAS Dubbo (P 214) The second ship to be named after the city of Dubbo, HMAS Dubbo (P 214) is a Fremantle class patrol boat laid down by North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns in Queensland on 9 August 1982, launched on 21 January 1984 in the presence of Thomas Arthur Slattery and Mrs Joan Slattery, then Mayor and Mayoress of Dubbo and commissioned on 10 March 1984.
HMAS Echuca HMAS Echuca (J-252/M-252), named for Echuca in Victoria, was a Bathurst class corvette built by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown in Victoria, launched on 17 January 1942 by Lady Royle, wife of Sir Guy Royle, and commissioned on 7 September 1942. HMAS Echuca paid off on 29 June 1948, was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 5 March 1952 and served as HMNZS Echuca until sold for scrap on 11 April 1967.
HMAS Encounter HMAS Encounter was a second-class protected cruiser laid down for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth 28 January 1901, launched on 18 June 1902, completed 21 November 1905 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy 27 July 1915.
HMAS Fantome HMAS Fantome was an Espeigel class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Sheerness in Kent in 1901. HMS Fantome was operated by the Royal Navy Survey Service and conducted survey operations in Australian waters from 1907 until the outbreak of war in 1914.
HMAS Flinders HMAS Flinders (A-312), named for Matthew Flinders (1774-1814), is an oceanographic survey ship laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown in Victoria on 11 June 1971, launched on 29 July 1972 and commissioned on 27 April 1973.
HMAS Gascoyne (K354) The first HMAS Gascoyne (K354/F354/A276) was a River class frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales on 3 July 1942. She was launched on 20 February 1943 by Lady Wakehurst, wife of the Governor of New South Wales, and commissioned on 18 November 1943.
HMAS Geranium HMAS Geranium was an Arabis class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by Greenock and Grangemouth in England in August 1915 and launched on 8 November 1915. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 and commissioned on 17 January 1920.
HMAS Glenelg HMAS Glenelg (J-236/M-236), commissioned on 16 November 1942 and named for the locality of Glenelg in South Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney in New South Wales. On 2 March 1942, it was launched on 25 September 1942 by Mrs.
HMAS Goulburn HMAS Goulburn (J-167/B-243/A-117), named for the city of Goulburn, New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney in New South Wales on 10 July 1940, launched on 16 November 1940 by Mrs. J.
HMAS Hawk HMAS Hawk (M-1139) was a Ton class minesweeper built as HMS Gamston for the Royal Navy by Richards Ironworks at Lowestoft in England, purchased by Australia in 1961 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 18 July 1962. HMAS Hawk paid off on 7 January 1972.
HMAS Hobart (2013) The third HMAS Hobart is planned to be the first of three ships to be built for the Royal Australian Navy under the Sea 4000 Project. The ship will be classed primarily in the air defence mission, but will be a true multi-role vessel, being fitted with the Aegis combat system.
HMAS Hobart (D 39) HMAS Hobart (D 39) was a Perth class guided missile armed destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy. She was laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City, Michigan, USA, on 26 October 1962, launched on 9 January 1964 by Mrs.
HMAS Horsham HMAS Horsham (J-235/M-235), named for the city of Horsham in Victoria, was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 16 May 1942 and commissioned on 18 November 1942. HMAS Horsham paid off on 17 December 1945 and was sold for scrap to the Delta Shipping Company of Hong Kong on 8 August 1956.
HMAS Huon (D-50) The first HMAS Huon was a River class torpedo boat destroyer laid down as HMAS Derwent by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Cockatoo Island, Sydney in New South Wales on 25 January 1913, launched on 19 December 1914 by Mrs Jensen, wife of the Honourable J.A.
HMAS Huon (M 82) The third Royal Australian Navy unit (although only the second ship) to be named HMAS Huon (MHC 82) is the lead ship of the Huon class minehunters, was built by Australian Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales, launched on 25 July 1997 and commissioned on 15 May 1999.
HMAS Ibis HMAS Ibis (M-1183) was a Ton class minesweeper built as HMS Singleton for the Royal Navy by the Montrose Shipyard in Scotland, purchased by Australia in 1961 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 7 September 1962. HMAS Ibis paid off on 16 January 1968.
HMAS Inverell HMAS Inverell (J-233/M-233), named for the town of Inverell in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 2 May 1942 by Mrs. T.
HMAS J2 HMAS J2 formerly HMS J2 was a J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth in Hampshire and launched on 6 November 1915. J2 torpedoed and sank the enemy German submarine U99 between the Orkneys and Norway on 7 July 1917, was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria, paid off on 12 July 1922, was sold on 26 February 1924 and sunk on 1 June 1926.
HMAS J3 HMAS J3 formerly HMS J3 was a J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Pembroke Dock in Wales and launched on 4 December 1915, was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria, paid off on 12 July 1922, was sold in April 1924 and sunk in 1926.
HMAS J4 HMAS J4 was a J class submarine built by HM Dockyard at Pembroke in Wales and launched on 2 February 1916, was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria, paid off on 12 July 1922, was sold on 26 February 1924 but sank at her moorings at Williamstown on 10 July 1924, was raised and scuttled off Port Phillip in 1927.
HMAS J7 HMAS J7 was a British J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth and launched on 12 February 1917, transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria, paid off on 12 July 1922, was sold on 26 February 1924 and her hulk scuttled on 4 June 1926. Her wreck sits at the bottom of the mini harbour of the Sandringham yacht club in Port Phillip Bay.
HMAS Jervis Bay (AGT-203) HMAS Jervis Bay (AGT-203) was a roll-on, roll-off passenger-cargo ship built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales as the MV Australian Trader. She was launched on 17 February 1969 and operated as a ferry in Bass Strait by the Australian National Line.
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) was a wave piercing catamaran built by Incat in Tasmania and leased by the Australian Government. Although a purely civilian design, Jervis Bay had the distinction of being the first large catamaran in the world to enter naval service.
HMAS Junee HMAS Junee (J-362/M-362), named for the town of Junee in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Balmain in New South Wales on 17 February 1943, launched on 16 November 1943 by Mrs. J.
HMAS K9 HMAS K9 was a Dutch submarine which was used by the Royal Australian Navy for training purposes during World War II. Prior to entering service with the RAN the submarine had served with the Royal Netherlands Navy for 19 years as K-IX.
HMAS Kalgoorlie HMAS Kalgoorlie (J-192/B-245/A-119), named for the city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Broken Hill Propriety Shipyard at Whyalla in South Australia, launched on 7 August 1941 by Mrs. T.
HMAS Kanimbla (1936) The first HMAS Kanimbla (1936) was laid down as a motor vessel for McIlwraith McEachern Limited by Harland and Wolff Limited at Belfast in Northern Ireland in July 1933, launched on 15 December 1935 and completed on 26 April 1936.
HMAS Kapunda HMAS Kapunda (J-218/M-218), named for the town of Kapunda in South Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Balmain in New South Wales on 27 August 1941, launched on 23 June 1942 by Mrs. Mary Lily May Quirk, wife of the Member for Balmain in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and commissioned on 21 October 1942.
HMAS Katoomba HMAS Katoomba (J-204/M-204), named for the tourist resort of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Balmain in New South Wales on 9 September 1940, launched on 16 April 1942 by Mrs. H.
HMAS Kiama HMAS Kiama (J-353/M-353), named for the town of Kiama on the south coast of New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 3 July 1943 by Mrs. G.
HMAS Kuttabul (naval base) HMAS Kuttabul is the name given to the administrative centre of the Royal Australian Navy's Fleet Base East, the main naval base on the east coast of Australia at Garden Island in Sydney. The facility is named for the steam ferry HMAS Kuttabul that was sunk by the Japanese in 1942.
HMAS Labuan (L 128) HMAS Labuan (L-128) is a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft laid down by Walkers, Limited, at Maryborough in Queensland in October 1971, launched on 29 December 1971 and commissioned on 9 March 1973. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy Reserve on 15 June 1979.
HMAS Labuan (L-3501) HMAS Labuan (L-3501) was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship built by Canadian Vickers, Limited, of Montreal in Canada, launched on 31 August 1944 and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy on 1 July 1946. She paid off to reserve on 28 September 1951 and was sold on 9 November 1955.
HMAS Ladava (P 92) HMAS Ladava (P-92) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Walkers at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 11 May 1968 and commissioned on 21 October 1968. HMAS Ladava paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
HMAS Lae (P 93) HMAS Lae (P 93) was an Attack class patrol boat built by Walkers of Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 5 October 1967 and commissioned on 3 April 1968. Lae paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
HMAS Lachlan HMAS Lachlan (K-364/F-364), named for the Lachlan River in New South Wales, Australia, which rises in the Great Dividing Range near Cullerin and flows into the Murrumbidgee River near Balranald, was a River class frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain, New South Wales on 22 March 1943, launched on 25 March 1944 by Mrs. J.
HMAS Latrobe HMAS Latrobe (J-234/M-234), named for the town of Latrobe, Tasmania, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales on 27 January 1942. As the ship was built in a dock it was floated clear on 19 June 1942 with the ceremony officiated by the Reverend A.
HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) HMAS Leeuwin is the lead ship of the Leeuwin Class of Hydrographic Survey vessels of the Royal Australian Navy. Leeuwin is named after Cape Leeuwin, in the South West of Western Australia, and is the first ship of the Royal Australian Navy to carry this name, although the Navy base in Fremantle bore the name "HMAS Leeuwin" from from 1940 to 1986.
HMAS Lismore (J145) HMAS Lismore (J145/B247/A121), named for the city of Lismore in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 10 August 1940 by Mrs. G.
HMAS Lithgow HMAS Lithgow (J-206/M-206), named for the city of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia was a Bathurst class corvette built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain, New South Wales, launched on 21 December 1940 and commissioned on 14 June 1941. Lithgow, in company with USS Edsall, HMAS Katoomba and HMAS Deloraine, sank the enemy Japanese submarine I-124 off Darwin, the first enemy submarine sunk in Australian waters, on 20 January 1942.
HMAS Madang (P 94) HMAS Madang (P 94), named for the settlement of Madang in New Guinea, was an Attack class patrol boat built by Evans Deakin at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 10 August 1968 and commissioned on 29 November 1968. Madang paid off on 14 November 1974 and was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
HMAS Mallow HMAS Mallow was an Acacia class sloop built for the Royal Navy by Barclay and Curle at Glasgow in Scotland, launched on 13 July 1915 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919. HMAS Mallow paid off to reserve on 18 October 1919, was decommissioned on 20 November 1925 and sunk as a target on 24 April 1935.
HMAS Manoora (1935) The first HMAS Manoora was a motor vessel laid down for the Adelaide Steamship Company by Alex Stephen and Son at Govan in Scotland in July 1934, launched on 25 October 1935 and completed in 1935. The ship entered service on the Cairns to Fremantle run but was requisitioned by the Navy on 11 October 1939, outfitted at Sydney for service as an armed merchant cruiser and commissioned on 12 December 1939.
HMAS Marguerite HMAS Marguerite was an Arabis class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by Dunlop Bremner and Company at Port Glasgow in Scotland in July 1915 and launched on 23 November 1915. The ship was transferred to Australia in 1919 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 17 January 1920.
HMAS Melbourne (R21) HMAS Melbourne (R21) (constructed as HMS Majestic (R77)) was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong Limited at Barrow-in-Furness in England on 15 April 1943 as HMS Majestic and launched on 28 February 1945.
HMAS Mildura HMAS Mildura (J-207/M-207), named for the city of Mildura in Victoria, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales on 23 September 1940, launched on 15 March 1941 by Mrs J. Durnford, the wife of the Second Naval Member, and commissioned on 23 July 1941.
HMAS Murchison HMAS Murchison (K-442/F-442), named for the Murchison River in Western Australia which rises in the Robinson Range and flows into the Indian Ocean at Gantheaume Bay, was a River class frigate laid down by Evans Deakin and Company Limited at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 31 October 1944 and commissioned on 17 December 1945.
HMAS Nepal (G25) HMAS Nepal (G25/D14) was an N-class destroyer laid down as Norseman by John I. Thornycroft and Company at Woolston in Southampton on 9 September 1939, launched on 4 December 1941 and commissioned as Nepal on 29 May 1942.
HMAS Nestor (G02) HMAS Nestor (G02) was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 26 July 1939, launched on 9 July 1940 and commissioned on 12 February 1941.
HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06) HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06), named for the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest provincial city in Australia, is an Adelaide class guided missile armed frigate laid down by AMECON at Williamstown in Victoria, launched on 21 February 1992 and commissioned on 11 December 1993.
HMAS Nizam (G38) HMAS Nizam (G38) was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy laid down by John Brown and Company, Limited, at Clydebank in Scotland on 27 July 1939, launched on 4 July 1940 and commissioned on 8 January 1941. She was named after the Nizam of Hyderabad an Indian Prince who helped pay for her.
HMAS Norman (M 84) The second ship to be named after the Norman River in Queensland, HMAS Norman (M 84) is the third Huon class minehunter to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. Norman was built by Australian Defence Industries, launched 3 May 1999, and commissioned 26 August 2000.
HMAS Onslow HMAS Onslow (S-60), named for Onslow in Western Australia, was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 26 May 1967. On 17 July 1968, she was slightly damaged by fire, delaying her launch until 3 December 1968.
HMAS Orion HMAS Orion (S-71) was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 6 October 1972, launched on 16 September 1974 and commissioned on 15 June 1977. HMAS Orion paid off into reserve at Garden Island, Western Australia in 1996.
HMAS Otama HMAS Otama (S-72) was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 25 May 1973, launched on 3 December 1975 and commissioned on 27 April 1978. HMAS Otama paid off on 15 December 2000 and is preserved as a museum at Hastings in Victoria.
HMAS Otway (S-59) The second HMAS Otway (S-59) was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 29 June 1965, launched on 29 November 1966 and commissioned on 23 April 1968.
HMAS Ovens HMAS Ovens (S-70) was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scott’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 17 June 1966, launched on 4 December 1967 by the Viscountess Slim and commissioned on 18 April 1969.
HMAS Oxley (S-57) HMAS Oxley (2) (S-57) was an Oberon class submarine laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 2 June 1964, launched on 24 September 1965 and commissioned on 21 March 1967. HMAS Oxley paid off on 13 February 1992 and was scrapped.
HMAS Parkes HMAS Parkes was a Bathurst class corvette, named for the town of Parkes in New South Wales, laid down by Evans Deakins and Company at Brisbane in Queensland on March 16 1943, launched on October 30 1943 by Mrs Brown, wife of the President of the Senate, and commissioned on May 25 1944.
HMAS Parramatta (D-55) The first HMAS Parramatta (D-55) was a River class torpedo boat destroyer] laid down by the [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited of Govan at Glasgow in Scotland, launched on 9 February 1910 by Mrs. H.

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