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H. Malcolm Baldrige
Howard Malcolm Baldrige, or H. Malcolm Baldrige (b. 1894- d. 1985) was a Nebraska Republican politician. He was the son of former Nebraska state senator Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) and father of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) . He was born in Omaha, Nebrask..
H. Maximillian Kruger
Hans Maximillian Kruger is President of the Landreich in the Wing Commander video game and science fiction series. Brash, bold, disdainful of the Confederation (popularly known in the Landreich as Confees), Kruger personified the Landreich during much of its existence. He appears in Action Station..
Háma
This article is about the Lord of the Rings character. For other uses of the same word, see Hama (disambiguation) [[Image:Hama.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Háma portryed by New Zealand actor John Leigh in Peter Jackson's [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers..
Héma-Québec
Héma-Québec is a non-profit organization that manages the blood supply for the Canadian province of Quebec. It was created on March 27, 1998 as a successor to the Canadian Red Cross Blood Program and the Canadian Blood Agency. A separate organization operates in elsewhere in Canada: Canadian Bloo..
HMA
HMA can refer to: High Memory AreaHonda Manufacturing of AlabamaHispanic Male Adult - commonly used in reports by United States law enforcement personnel..hma, the file extension used by SonicStage for ATRAC-3-encoded audio from Hi-MD discs. This page disambiguates a three-character combination whi..
HMAC
A keyed-hash message authentication code, or HMAC, is a type of message authentication code (MAC) calculated using a cryptographic hash function in combination with a secret key. As with any MAC, it may be used to simultaneously verify both the data integrity and the authenticity of a message. Any..
Hmar
Hmar is the name of one of the numerous tribes of India, spread over a large area in the northeast. The Hmars belong to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group of tribes, and are recognised as Scheduled Tribe under the 6th Scheduled of the Constitution of India. Hmar live mostly in the hills of south Manipur, Mi..
Hmar language
The Hmar language belongs to the Kuki-Chin-Naga group of Tibeto-Burman stock of the great Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. Hmar speakers are scattered over a vast area in Mizoram, Manipur, NC Hills and Cachar districts of Assam state, India. The..
Hmar Students Association
The Hmar Students’ Association (HSA), established in Imphal, Manipur, India, is a large and effective student organisation among the indigenous Hmar people. Contents 1 History2 Motto3 Flag / Logo / Insignia4 See also5 External links History When the Christian missio..
HMAS Acute (P 81)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 26 August 1967 Commissioned: 26 April 1968 Decommissioned: 6 May 1983 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines d..
HMAS Adelaide
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Adelaide after Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The first Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser commissioned in 1922.The second Adelaide is an Adelaide class frigate, commissioned in 1980.The third Adelaide will be one of the ..
HMAS Adelaide (1918)
HMAS Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. She was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Cockatoo Island, Sydney on November 20, 1915 and launched on July 27, 1918 by Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, the wife of the Go..
HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) is an Australian Adelaide class guided-missile frigate laid down by Todd-Pacific Shipbuilding at Seattle, Washington 29 July 1977, launched 21 June 1978 and commissioned 15 November 1980. In 1990, along with HMAS Darwin, Adelaide deployed to the Middle East as part of Operat..
HMAS Adroit (P 82)
Career Ordered: Laid down: August 1967 Launched: 3 February 1968 Commissioned: 17 August 1968 Decommissioned: 28 March 1992 Fate: Sunk as target. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged die..
HMAS Advance (P 83)
Career Ordered: Laid down: March 1967 Launched: 16 August 1967 Commissioned: 24 January 1968 Decommissioned: 6 February 1988 Fate: Museum ship. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diese..
HMAS Aitape (P 84)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 6 July 1967 Commissioned: 13 November 1967 Decommissioned: 14 November 1974 Fate: Sold to Papua New Guinea Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Speed: Range: Complement: Armament: Airc..
HMAS Albany (ACPB 86)
HMAS Albany (ACPB 86) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. The Albany was commissioned in Albany, Western Australia on 15 July 2006. The Albany is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols. The HMAS Albany is the first ship of this name to serve in the ..
HMAS Albatross
One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Albatross: The first Albatross was a seaplane carrier, the first "aircraft carrier" to serve in the RAN.The second Albatross is the Fleet Air Arm's base near Nowra and Jervis Bay on the coast of New South Wales, about 2 hou..
HMAS Albatross (air station)
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HMAS Albatross (Seaplane Carrier)
Career Ordered: Laid down: April 1926 Launched: 23 February 1928, by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor-General Completed 21 December 1928 Decommissioned: 26 April 1933 Fate: Traded to Royal Navy as part payment for Hobart Struck: 1938 General Characteristics Displacement: 4..
HMAS Anzac
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). HMAS Anzac, the first ship to bear this name, a Marksman class destroyer.HMAS Anzac (D59), the second ship to bear this name, a Battle class destroyer sold off in 1975.HMAS A..
HMAS Anzac (1920)
The first HMAS Anzac (G-00) was an Anzac class destroyer, laid down by William Denny and Brothers Limited at Dumbarton in Scotland on 31 January 1916, launched on 11 January 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1917. She was presented to the Australian Government in 1919 and commission..
HMAS Anzac (D59)
HMAS Anzac (D-59) was a Battle-class destroyer (named Anzac class in the RAN) of the Royal Australian Navy, laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 23 September 1946, launched on 20 August 1948 by Mrs. J. A. Collins, wife of the Chief of the Naval Staff and commissio..
HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 5 November 1993 Launched: 16 September 1994 Commissioned: 13 May 1996 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine pro..
HMAS Ararat
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Speed: Range: Complement: Armament: Aircraft: Motto: HMAS Ararat was a Bathurst class corvette, named ..
HMAS Archer (P 86)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 2 December 1967 Commissioned: 15 May 1968 Decommissioned: 21 May 1974 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines d..
HMAS Ardent (P 84)
Career Ordered: Laid down: October 1967 Launched: 27 April 1968 Commissioned: Decommissioned: 6 January 1994 Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines developing 3,460 ..
HMAS Armidale
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Armidale, for the city of Armidale in New South Wales. HMAS Armidale (J240), a Bathurst class corvette HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83), name ship of the Armidale class patrol boats A Fremantle class patrol boat announced in August 1980 was to b..
HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83)
HMAS Admidale (ACPB 83) is the lead ship of the Armidale class patrol boats which are currently being built for the Royal Australian Navy. The Armidale was officially commissioned in Darwin on 24 June 2005. The Armidale is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection pat..
HMAS Armidale (J240)
HMAS Armidale (J-240) was a Bathurst class corvette in the Australian navy. It is named for the city of Armidale, laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales on 1 September 1941. As the ship was built in a dock she was floated on 24 January 1942 with the ceremony of..
HMAS Arrow (P 88)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 17 February 1968 Commissioned: 3 July 1968 Decommissioned: Fate: Destroyed by Cyclone Tracy 25 December 1974 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged d..
HMAS Arunta
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Arunta', derived from the Arrernte aboriginal people from central Australia. The first Arunta was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1942.The second Arunta is an Anzac-class frigate commissioned in 1998. ..
HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 22 July 1995 Launched: 28 June 1996 Commissioned: 12 December 1998 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine provid..
HMAS Arunta (I30)
The first HMAS Arunta (D-130/I-30) was a Tribal class destroyer, laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 15 November 1939, launched on 30 November 1940, and commissioned on 30 March 1942. Arunta attacked and sank the enemy Japanese submarine R..
HMAS Assail (P 89)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 18 November 1967 Commissioned: 21 July 1968 Decommissioned: 18 October 1985 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel eng..
HMAS Attack (P 90)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 8 April 1967 Commissioned: 17 November 1967 Decommissioned: 21 February 1985 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel en..
HMAS Australia
One ship of the Royal Navy and two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Australia: The first, HMS Australia was an Orlando class cruiser of the Royal Navy completed in 1888 and scrapped in 1905. The second, HMAS Australia was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser launched in 1911, ..
HMAS Australia (1911)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 26 June 1910 Launched: 25 October 1911 Commissioned: 21 June 1913 Decommissioned: 12 December 1921 Fate: Scuttled 12 April 1924 Struck: Specifications Displacement: 18,800t normal; 21,300t full load Length: 590 ft (179.83 m) Beam: 80 ft (..
HMAS Australia (1927)
HMAS Australia taken after her final refit following the end of the war. Her wartime paint work has been removed. Career Commissioned: 24 April 1928 Built By: John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) Laid down: 26 August 1925 Launched: 17 March 1927 Deco..
HMAS Aware (P 91)
Career Ordered: Laid down: July 1967 Launched: 7 October 1967 Commissioned: 21 June 1968 Decommissioned: 17 July 1993 Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines developin..
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 Balikpapan was employed in East Timor under INTERFET and later..
HMAS Ballarat
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat (or Ballaarat) in Victoria. HMAS Ballarat (J184), a Bathurst class corvette HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), an Anzac class frigate. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ..
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 4 August 2000 Launched: 25 May 2002 Commissioned: 26 June 2004 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: Christmas Island General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas tu..
HMAS Ballarat (J184)
The first HMAS Ballarat was a Bathurst class corvette, built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 10 December 1940 by Mrs. A. A. Dunstan, wife of the Premier of Victoria and commissioned on 30 August 1941. HMAS Ballarat paid off on 27 September 1946 and was sold on 10 ..
HMAS Bandolier (P 95)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 2 October 1968 Commissioned: 14 December 1968 Decommissioned: 16 November 1973 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel ..
HMAS Barbette (P 97)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 10 April 1968 Commissioned: 16 August 1968 Decommissioned: 15 June 1984 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines..
HMAS Barcoo
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, launched on 26 August 1943 by Mrs. R. V. Keane, wife of the Minister for Trade and Cus..
HMAS Barricade (P 98)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 29 June 1968 Commissioned: 26 October 1968 Decommissioned: 20 May 1982 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines ..
HMAS Barwon
HMAS Barwon (K-406), named for the Barwon River, was a river class frigate laid down by Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney in New South Wales, launched on 3 August 1944 and commissioned on 10 December 1945. HMAS Barwon paid off on 31 March 1947 and was sold in January 1962. ..
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 M..
HMAS Bathurst
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Bathurst after the city of Bathurst, New South Wales. HMAS Bathurst (J158), name ship of the Bathurst class corvettesHMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85), an Armidale class patrol boat ..
HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85)
HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. The Bathurst was officially commissioned in Darwin on 10 February 2006. The Bathurst is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols. The current HMAS Bathurst is the second ship of this name to ..
HMAS Bathurst (J158)
The original HMAS Bathurst (J-158), (named for the city of Bathurst in New South Wales), was the first 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 Enginee..
HMAS Bayonet (P 101)
Career Ordered: Laid down: October 1968 Launched: 6 November 1968 Commissioned: 22 February 1969 Decommissioned: 26 June 1988 Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines d..
HMAS Benalla
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Benalla, for a town in Victoria. The first HMAS Benalla (J-323/M-323) was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 19 December 1942 by Mrs. A. S. Drakeford, wife of the Minister for ..
HMAS Bendigo
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Bendigo, for a city in Victoria. HMAS Bendigo (corvette) - laid down 1940HMAS Bendigo (patrol boat) - laid down 1981 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referr..
HMAS Bendigo (corvette)
The first HMAS Bendigo (J-187/B-237/A-111) 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 Bend..
HMAS Bendigo (patrol boat)
The second HMAS Bendigo (P-211) is 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. ..
HMAS Betano (L-133)
HMAS Betano (L-133) is a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland in September 1972, launched on 5 December 1972 and commissioned on 8 February 1974. ..
HMAS Bombard (P 99)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 6 July 1968 Commissioned: 5 November 1968 Decommissioned: 12 September 1983 Fate: Sold to Indonesia. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel eng..
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 Bowen paid off on 17 January 1946 a..
HMAS Brisbane
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Brisbane after Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. The first Brisbane, launched 1915, was a Town class light cruiserThe second Brisbane, launched 1966, was a Perth class guided missile destroyer.The third Brisbane will be one of the ..
HMAS Brisbane (1915)
HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Cockatoo Island at Sydney in New South Wales on 25 January 1913, launched on 30 September 1915 by Mrs Andrew Fisher, wife of the Prime Minister of Australia, and commissioned on 31 October 1916. HMAS Brisbane paid off on..
HMAS Brisbane (D-41)
See HMAS Brisbane for other ships of this name. Career Ordered: Laid down: 15 February 1965 Launched: 5 May 1966 Commissioned: 16 December 1967 Decommissioned: 19 October 2001 Fate: Sunk as a dive wreck Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,600 tons Length: 134&nbs..
HMAS Brolga
The HMAS Brolga is a ship that was built in 1975 as the lighthouse tender "Lumen" for the Australian Department of Transport. She was purchased by the Australian Navy on February 10, 1988 and entered service as an Minesweeper Auxiliary. The vessel measures 268 tonnes, has a length of 28 metres an..
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. J. McKew, wife of the works manager of Evans Deakin, and commissioned on 29 July ..
HMAS Brunei (L-127)
HMAS Brunei (L-127) is a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland in July 1971, launched on 5 October 1971 and commissioned on 5 January 1973. ..
HMAS Buccaneer (P 100)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 14 September 1968 Commissioned: 5 January 1973(?) Decommissioned: 27 July 1984 Fate: Sunk as a target in 1988. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged ..
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 Bunbury
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Bunbury, for a port city in Western Australia. The first HMAS Bunbury (J-241/M-241) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 16 May 1942 by Mrs. F. A. Cooper, wife of the Treasur..
HMAS Bundaberg
HMAS Bundaberg (J-231/M-231), named for the city of Bundaberg, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 1 December 1941 by Mrs. W. S. Hurwood, wife of the Director of Evans Deakin, and commissioned on 12 September 1942. HMAS B..
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 o..
HMAS Burnie
HMAS Burnie (J-198/B-238/A-112), 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..
HMAS Cairns
There has been one ship and one shore establishment in the Royal Australian Navy named for the city of Cains: The first Cairns was a Bathurst class corvette.The second Cairns is the RAN's minor war vessel base at Cairns in Queensland. ..
HMAS Cairns (J-183/B-239/A-113)
The first HMAS Cairns, named for the city of Cairns in Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 7 October 1941 by Mrs. R. D. Walker, wife of the works manager of Walkers Limited, and commissioned on 11 May 1942. HMAS Cairns paid off..
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. In 1974, HMAS Cairns was commissioned as the parent establishment for..
HMAS Canberra
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Canberra after Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The first Canberra was a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after the battle of Savo Island in 1942.The second Canberra is an Adelaide class guided missile frigate launc..
HMAS Canberra (1927)
The newly commissioned HMAS Canberra sailing under the construction site of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1930. Career Ordered: 1924 Built By: John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) Laid down: 9 September 1925 Launched: 31 May 1927 Commissioned: 9 July ..
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 1 March 1978 Launched: 1 December 1978 Commissioned: 21 March 1981 Decommissioned: 12 November 2005 Fate: Awaiting Disposal Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,100 tons Length: 138 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: 2 × General Elec..
HMAS Castlemaine
HMAS Castlemaine (J-244/M-244/A-248), named for the town of Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia, is a Bathurst-class corvette of the Royal Australian Navy. Laid down by the Melbourne Harbour Trust at Williamstown in Victoria on 17 February 1941, launched on 7 August 1941 by Mrs. R. G. Menzies (wife ..
HMAS Cerberus, Victoria
HMAS Cerberus is a suburb, and the site of a naval base, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its administering Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. The site for the Cerberus Naval base on Hann's Inlet, between Sandy Point and Stony Point on Western Port Bay was purchased in 19..
HMAS Cessnock
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Cessnock, for a town in New South Wales. The first HMAS Cessnock (J-175/B-240/A-114) 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 Lad..
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..
HMAS Collins (SSG 73)
HMAS Collins (SSG 73), named for Vice Admiral Sir John Collins (1899-1989), is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 14 February 1990, launched on 28 August 1993 and commissioned on 27 July 1996. Collins-class submarine ..
HMAS Condamine
HMAS Condamine (K-698/F-698), 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 Condamine paid off on 2 December 1955 and was ..
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 Cook paid off on 31 October 1990 and was sold for conversion to a m..
HMAS Coonawarra
HMAS Coonawarra is located in the city of Darwin and is home to 12 fleet units of the RAN. History During World War 1 Darwin port had been used as a coaling station for naval ships, but it was not considered a naval base. During the 1930s, the RAN had built oil fuel tanks on the harbour front, hol..
HMAS Cootamundra
HMAS Cootamundra (J-316/M-186), 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..
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. C. Spender, wife of Mr. Percy Spender, MP, the Federal Treasurer and member of the..
HMAS Creswell
HMAS Creswell is located on the shores of Jervis Bay in the Jervis Bay Territory. History Parliament selected the site of Captain's Point, Jervis Bay, for the RAN College on 7 November 1911. Construction of the main college buildings was completed in 1915 and the first two entries of cadet midshipm..
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. A. Showers, wife of the Second Naval M..
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 Curlew paid off on 30 April 1990 and was sold on 17 June 1991. ..
HMAS Darwin (FFG 04)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 3 July 1981 Launched: 26 March 1982 Commissioned: 21 July 1984 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,100 tons Length: 138 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines provid..
HMAS Dechaineux (SSG 76)
HMAS Dechaineux (SSG 76) is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 4 March 1993, launched on 12 March 1998 and commissioned on 23 February 2001. HMAS Dechaineux is based at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Name The vesse..
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. The Delo..
HMAS Derwent (F-22/DE-49)
HMAS Derwent 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 Australi..
HMAS Diamantina
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Diamantina River in Queensland. HMAS Diamantina K-377. The first HMAS Diamantina (K-377/F-377/A-266/GOR-266) was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland on 12 April 1943, launched on 6 Apr..
HMAS Dubbo
Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Dubbo, for a town in New South Wales. The first HMAS Dubbo (J-251/M-251) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Morts Dock and Engineering at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 7 March 1942 by Mrs. B. B. Scrisier, Mayoress of Dubbo, ..
HMAS Duchess (D154)
HMAS Duchess (D154) was a Daring-class destroyer laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of Woolston at Southampton on 2 July 1948, launched on 9 April 1951, commissioned into the Royal Navy on 23 October 1952, loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 8 May 1964 following the loss of Voyager, and..
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 transferre..
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 Encounter paid off on 30 September 1920, was ..
HMAS Fantome
HMAS Fantome was an Espeigel class sloop built down for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Sheerness in Kent in 1901 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 27 July 1915. HMAS Fantome paid off on 14 January 1919 and was returned to the Royal Navy in April 1920. ..
HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74)
HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74), is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 3 March 1991, launched on 15 December 1995 and commissioned on 31 January 1998. Name The submarine is named after Rear Admiral Harold B. Farncomb CB, DSO, MVO, ..
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 Fremantle
Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Fremantle in Western Australia. The first HMAS Fremantle (J-246/M-246) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 18 March 1942 by Mrs. J. Curtin, wife of the Prime M..
HMAS Gascoyne
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Gascoyne River, the longest river in Western Australia which rises west of the Carnarvon Range and flows to the Indian Ocean. The first HMAS Gascoyne (K-354/F-354/A-276) was a River class frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering ..
HMAS Gawler
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the town of Gawler in South Australia. The first HMAS Gawler (J-188/B-241/A-115) was a Bathurst class corvette built by the BHP Shipyard at Whyalla in South Australia, launched on 4 October 1941 by Lady Duncan, wife of Sir Walter Duncan, an..
HMAS Geelong
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Geelong in Victoria. The first HMAS Geelong (J-201) was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by the Melbourne Harbour Trust at Williamstown in Victoria on 16 October 1940, launched on 22 April 1941 by Lady Dugan, wife of the Gove..
HMAS Geraldton
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the port of Geraldton in Western Australia. The first HMAS Geraldton (J-178/B-242/A-116) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Poole and Steele at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 16 August 1941 by Mrs. W. McKell, wife of the Premie..
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 Geranium paid off on 10 November 1927 and was..
HMAS Gladstone
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the port of Gladstone in Queensland. The first HMAS Gladstone (J-324/M-324) was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland on 4 August 1942, launched on 26 November 1942 by Mrs. D. Watson, wife of a ..
HMAS Glenelg
HMAS Glenelg (J-236/M-236), 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, launched on 25 September 1942 by Mrs. H. V. Evatt, wife of Doctor H. V. Evatt, Minist..
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. G. Crace, wife of the Rear Admiral Commandin..
HMAS Gull
HMAS Gull (M-1185) was a Ton class minesweeper built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby in England as HMS Swanston for the Royal Navy, purchased by Australia in 1961 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 19 July 1962. HMAS Gull paid off on 7 November 1969. ..
HMAS Gympie
HMAS Gympie (J-238/M-238), named for the city of Gympie, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 30 January 1942 by Mrs. A. J. Deakin, wife of the managing director, and commissioned on 4 November 1942. HMAS Gympie paid off t..
HMAS Harman
HMAS Harman provides Navy administrative functions to all Navy personnel located in the Canberra area. Harman started as the RAN Wireless/Transmitting Station Canberra, commencing operations on 20 April 1939. HMAS Harman was commissioned on 1 July 1943 with Commander McLachlan as the first Command..
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 Hawkesbury
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales. The first HMAS Hawkesbury (K-363/F-363) was a River class frigate built by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 24 July 1943 and commissioned on 5 July 1944. ..
HMAS Hobart
There have been two ships of the Royal Australian Navy named HMAS Hobart after Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The first Hobart was a Leander class light cruiser, obtained from the Royal Navy as HMS Apollo and renamed.The second Hobart was a Perth class guided missile armed destroyer launched..
HMAS Hobart (1939)
"| Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 1934 Commissioned: Decommissioned: 1962 Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 6,890 tons, standard (9,130 tons, full load) Length: 554.9 ft (169.1 m) Beam: 56 ft (17.1 m) Draught: 19.1 ft (5.8 m) Propulsion: 4 Parsons ..
HMAS Hobart (2013)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: 2013 Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 5,000-7,000 tons Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Gas Turbines? Speed: 28-30 knots Range: 5,000-6,000 miles at 18 knots Complement: Appro..
HMAS Hobart (D39)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 26 October 1962 Launched: 9 January 1964 Commissioned: 18 December 1965 Decommissioned: 12 May 2000 Fate: Sunk as a dive wreck Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,600 tons Length: 134 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 6 m Propulsio..
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 Delt..
HMAS Huon
There have been two ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, named for the Huon River in Tasmania. The first Huon was a River class torpedo boat destroyer.The second Huon was the name of Tasmania's main naval facility in Hobart until it was closed in 1994.The third Huon is th..
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 Sydney in New South Wales on 25 January 1913, launched on 19 December 1914 by Mrs Jensen, wife of the Honourable J.A. Jensen, Minister without Por..
HMAS Huon (M-82)
The third HMAS Huon 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. While HMAS Huon was deactivated and placed into reserve in March 2006 in order to free up resouces f..
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. S. Punch, Mayoress of Inverell, and commissioned on 17 September 1942. HMAS Inverell paid..
HMAS Ipswich
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Queensland city of Ipswich. The first HMAS Ipswich (J-186/B-244/A-118) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 11 August 1941 by Mrs. H. S. Foll, wife of the Minister for th..
HMAS J1
General Characteristics (original design) Displacement: 1,210 tons (surfaced) 1,760 tons (submerged) Length: 274 feet 9 inches Beam: 23 feet 1 inch Draught: 16 ft Propulsion: Three shafts Surfaced – 3 x 12 cylinder diesel engines (3,600 hp) Submerged – 2 x battery driven electric moto..
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 op..
HMAS J3
HMAS J3 formerly HMS J3 was a J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Pembroke 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..
HMAS J5
HMAS J5 was a J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth and launched on 9 September 1915, transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong in Victoria, paid off on 12 July 1922, sold on 26 February 1924 and her hulk was scuttled on 4 June..
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 o..
HMAS Jervis Bay
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales. The first Jervis Bay was the RAN's fleet training ship from 1977 to 1994.The second Jervis Bay was a wave piercing catamaran. ..
HMAS Jervis Bay (AGT-203)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: 25 August 1977 Decommissioned: 18 April 1994 Fate: Sold Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 8,915 tons Length: 135.6 m Beam: 21.5 m Draught: 6.09 m Propulsion: 2 x Pielstick 16PC 2V400 Diesels, 6,500 hp; 2 shafts S..
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR-45)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: November 1997 Commissioned: 10 June 1999 Decommissioned: 11 May 2001 Fate: Returned to Owners Struck: 11 May 2001 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,250 tons Length: 86.62 m Beam: 26 m Draught: 3.6 m Propulsion: 4 x Caterpillar 3618 die..
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. S. Rosevear, wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and commi..
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. Playford, wife of the Premier of South Australia, and commissioned..
HMAS Kanimbla
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Kanimbla Valley, west of Blackheath in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales: HMAS Kanimbla, a converted passenger liner decommissioned in 1961.HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51), a converted tank landing ship (LST) currently in commission as an am..
HMAS Kanimbla (1936)
For other vessels of the same name, see HMAS Kanimbla. Kanimbla at Fremantle port c1945 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 com..
HMAS Kanimbla (L-51)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 24 May 1969 Launched: 7 February 1970 Commissioned: 29 August 1994 (RAN service) Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 8,534 tons Length: 159.2 m Beam: 21.2 m Draught: 5.3 m Propulsion: 6 x ALCO V16 diesel engines,..
HMAS Kanowna
"HMAS Kanowna" found June 6 2005 by four divers from Southern Ocean Exploration from Melbourne, Australia. Divers Greg Hodge, Mark Ryan, Michael Whitmore and Peter Taylor found the wreck in Bass Straight. (We are eagerly awating more information on her)...
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 Legis..
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. Lloyd, deputy mayoress of Katoomba, and ..
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. Lawson, wife of the Minister for Transport, and commissioned on 26 January 1944. ..
HMAS Kookaburra
Career Ordered: Laid down: 4 July, 1938 Launched: 29 October, 1938 Commissioned: 28 February, 1939 Decommissioned: 1958 Fate: Sold in August 1965. Scuttled in March 1970. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 530 tonnes Length: 160 feet Power: 850 IHP Speed: 11.5 knots C..
HMAS Kuttabul
The name HMAS Kuttabul has been used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for more than one ship or shore establishment. It may be a reference to: The depot ship HMAS Kuttabul, a Sydney suburban ferry commissioned into the RAN during World War II, and sunk by a torpedo in the Japanese submarine attac..
HMAS Kuttabul (naval base)
The second HMAS Kuttabul is the name given to the administrative centre of the Royal Australian Navy's main naval base on the east coast at Garden Island in Sydney (Fleet Base East). The facility is named for the steam ferry HMAS Kuttabul that was sunk by the Japanese in 1942. History Garden Island ..
HMAS Kuttabul (ship)
HMAS Kuttabul was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) depot ship, which was sunk by a Japanese midget submarine on May 31, 1942 during the attack on Sydney Harbour, killing 21 Australian and British naval personnel. Kuttabul originated as a steam ferry, built by the Newcastle State Dockyard, in Newcastle..
HMAS Labuan
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Labuan: HMAS Labuan (L-3501), a tank landing ship commissioned in 1946HMAS Labuan (L-128), a heavy landing craft commissioned in 1973 ..
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. The Labuan is the secon..
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. The Labuan was the ..
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 ..
HMAS Ladava (P 92)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 11 May 1968 Commissioned: 21 October 1968 Decommissioned: 14 November 1974 Fate: Sold to Papua New Guinea. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged dies..
HMAS Lae
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the town of Lae in New Guinea. The first HMAS Lae (L-3035) was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship built by Denny Brothers at Dumbarton in Scotland and launched on 24 October 1944. She was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 15 July 194..
HMAS Lae (P 93)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 5 October 1967 Commissioned: 3 April 1968 Decommissioned: 14 November 1974 Fate: Sold to Papua New Guinea. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged dies..
HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84)
HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. The Larrakia was officially commissioned in Darwin on 10 February 2006. The Larrakia is based in Darwin and performs border protection and fisheries protection patrols. The current HMAS Larrakia is the second ship of this name to ..
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 Reve..
HMAS Launceston
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The first HMAS Launceston (J-179/B-246/A-120) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 30 June 1941 by Mrs. W. Forgan-Smith, wife of ..
HMAS Leeuwin
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: June 1997 Commissioned: 27 May 2000 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 2,550 tonnes Length: 71.2 m Beam: 15.2 m Draught: 4.3m (full load) Propulsion: 4 x Ruston diesel generators, 2 x electric propul..
HMAS Lismore
HMAS Lismore (J-145/B-247/A-121), 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. C. Muirhead-Gold, wife of the Commodore-in-Charge Sydney, and commissioned on 25 ..
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 H..
HMAS Macquarie
HMAS Macquarie (K-532/F-532) was a River class frigate laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales, launched on 3 March 1945 and commissioned on 7 December 1945. HMAS Macquarie paid off on 17 March 1954 and was sold on 5 July 1962. It is named for the Macquarie Rive..
HMAS Madang (P 94)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 10 August 1968 Commissioned: 29 November 1968 Decommissioned: 14 November 1974 Fate: Sold to Papua New Guinea. Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two 16 cylinder turbocharged ..
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 o..
HMAS Manoora
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named "Manoora": HMAS Manoora, a converted passenger liner decommissioned in 1949.HMAS Manoora (L-52), a converted tank landing ship (LST) currently in commission as an amphibious transport ship (LPA). ..
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 Octobe..
HMAS Manoora (L-52)
HMAS Manoora (L-52) was acquired as a training and helicopter support ship, originally built as the Newport class tank landing ship (LST) USS Fairfax County for the U.S. Navy by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego in California. The ship was acquired by the Royal Australian N..
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 Margu..
HMAS Maryborough
HMAS Maryborough (J-195/B-248/A-122), named for the city of Maryborough in Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 17 October 1940 by Mrs. A. Goldsmith, wife of the general manager of Walkers, and commissioned on 12 June 1941. HMAS..
HMAS Mavie
HMAS Mavie was a 19-ton Royal Australian Navy patrol boat during World War II. The wooden lugger Mavis was built at Fremantle in Western Australia in 1903. It was 38 feet 6 inches (11.735 m) long, with a beam of 11 feet 11 inches (3.632 m). On December 12, 1941, Mavis was seized from its owner, Ji..
HMAS Melbourne
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and second largest city in Australia. Melbourne (1912) - Chatham class light cruiser. Broken up in 1929.Melbourne (1945) - Majestic class aircraft carrier launched as HMS Majestic, ..
HMAS Melbourne (1912)
HMAS Melbourne was a Town-class light cruiser laid down by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in England on 4 April 1911, launched on 30 May 1912 by Mrs. F. Braund, daughter of Mr. Barry Smith of Adelaide, and commissioned on 18 January 1913. She was involved in the persuit of the German SMS Emden in 191..
HMAS Melbourne (1945)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 15 April 1943 Launched: 28 February 1945 Commissioned: 28 October 1955 Decommissioned: 30 June 1982 Fate: Scrapped at Dalian, China Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 20,000 tons Length: 214 m Beam: 24 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: Speed: 2..
HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 12 July 1985 Launched: 5 May 1989 Commissioned: 15 February 1992 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,100 tons Length: 138 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines prov..
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..
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 com..
HMAS Napier (G97)
HMS Napier (G97), named for Admiral Sir Charles Napier RN (1786–1860), was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 26 July 1939. she was launched on 22 May 1940 and commissioned into the..
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. She was manned by Australians and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy but..
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. She was manned by Australians and commissioned in the..
HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 21 July 1989 Launched: 21 February 1992 Commissioned: 11 December 1993 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,100 tons Length: 138 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbin..
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 manned by Australians and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy but ..
HMAS Norman
HMAS Norman at Station Pier, Melbourne Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Norman. The first Norman was an N-class destroyer launched in 1940.The second Norman is a Huon class minehunter. It is an Italian-designed diesel powered 720 tonne, 52.5m long ship whose primary..
HMAS Norman (G49)
The first HMAS Norman (G49) was an N-class destroyer laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company at Woolston in Southampton on 27 July 1939, launched on 30 October 1940 and commissioned on 29 September 1941. She was manned by Australians and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy but remained t..
HMAS Onslow
HMAS Onslow at the Australian National Maritime Museum 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 4 December 1967, launched on 3 December 1968 and commissioned on ..
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. Oberon..
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
Two submarines of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Otway. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) O-class submarine The first HMAS Otway was an O class ..
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 Ovens paid off on 1 December 1995 and is preserved at t..
HMAS Oxley
Two submarines of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Oxley, after explorer John Oxley. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a [Disambiguationdisambiguation page]. ([[Wikipedia talk:|Discuss]]) O-Class submarine The first..
HMAS Parramatta
Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Parramatta. Named for the Parramatta River, from the Barramattagal people (burra meaning eel and matta meaning creek), a large tidal estuary of Sydney Harbour. The first HMAS Parramatta (D-55) was a River class destroyer launched on ..
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. E. Asquith, wife of the British Prime Minister, commissioned as a Royal Navy Ship ..
HMAS Parramatta (F-05/DE-46)
The third HMAS Parramatta (F-05/DE-46) was a "River" class destroyer escort (a licence built Type 12 frigate) laid down by the Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney in New South Wales on 31 January 1957, launched on 31 January 1959 by Lady Dowling, wife of the First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staf..
HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 5 June 1999 Launched: 17 June 2000 Commissioned: 4 October 2003 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing..
HMAS Patricia Cam
The HMAS Patricia Cam was a small vessel operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. The Patricia Cam was sunk by a Japanese aircraft on 22 January 1943. The Patricia Cam was built as a trawler for the Sydney fishing company Cam & Sons in 1940. Following the outbreak of war in the Pa..
HMAS Penguin
Three ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Penguin: The first Penguin was a composite sloop originally commissioned by the Royal Navy, before being transferred to the RAN in 1913 as a depot ship.The second Penguin was a light cruiser originally named E..
HMAS Penguin (naval base)
The current HMAS Penguin is a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy located in the Balmoral suburb of Sydney. Penguin is one of the RAN's primary training establishments, with a responsibility for providing trained specialists for all areas of the navy. History Penguin was initially estab..
HMAS Perth
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Perth after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. The first Perth was a modified Leander-class cruiser.The second Perth was a Perth-class guided missile destroyerThe third Perth is an Anzac-class frigate. ..
HMAS Perth (D29)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 26 June 1933 Launched: 27 July 1934 Commissioned: RN as HMS Amphion 15 June 1936, RAN as HMAS Perth 29 June 1939 Fate: Sunk in action with Japanese destroyers and cruisers, Sunda Strait 1 March 1942 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 6,890 t..
HMAS Perth (D38)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 21 September 1962 Launched: 26 September 1963 Commissioned: 17 July 1965 Decommissioned: 15 October 1999 Fate: Sunk as a dive wreck Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,600 tons Length: 134 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 6 m Propu..
HMAS Perth (FFH 157)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 24 July 2003 Launched: 20 March 2004 Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Fitting out as of 2005 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine provi..
HMAS Pioneer
HMAS Pioneer was a Pelorus class light cruiser laid down for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Chatham, Kent in December 1897, launched 28 June 1899 and completed in 1900. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy 28 December 1912 and commissioned in April 1914. HMAS Pioneer paid off 7 Novembe..
HMAS Pirie
HMAS Pirie (J-189/B-249/A-123), named for the city of Port Pirie in South Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Broken Hill Propriety Shipyard at Whyalla in South Australia, launched on 3 December 1941 by Mrs. H. T. Kleeman, wife of the Whyalla superintendent of BHP, and commissioned..
HMAS Platypus
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Platypus: Platypus was a submarine depot ship built for the Royal Navy as Penguin in 1917, transferred to the RAN in 1919 and scrapped in 1958.Platypus was a submarine shore base on Sydney Harbour between 1967 a..
HMAS Platypus (1917)
HMAS Platypus was a submarine depot ship built for the Royal Navy by John Brown and Company at Clydebank in Scotland, launched on 28 October 1916 and commissioned on 21 March 1917. The ship was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and commissioned on 25 March 1919. HMAS Platypus was renamed HMAS..
HMAS Psyche
HMAS Psyche was a Pelorus class cruiser laid down for the Royal Navy as HMS Psyche by HM Devonport Dockyard at Plymouth in 1897, launched on 19 July 1898 and completed in 1900. She was transferred to Australia and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 1 July 1915. HMAS Psyche paid off on 26..
HMAS Quadrant (G11)
HMAS Quadrant (G11/F01) was a Q class destroyer laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company Limited at Hebburn-on-Tyne in England on 24 September 1940, launched on 28 February 1942, commissioned in the Royal Navy on 26 November 1942, purchased by Australia and commissioned into the Royal Aus..
HMAS Quality (G62)
HMAS Quality (G62) was a Q class destroyer laid down by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson’s Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne on 10 October 1940, launched on 6 October 1941, commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 September 1942, was manned by Australian personnel from 1943, and transferred to the Royal..
HMAS Queenborough (G30)
HMAS Queenborough (G30/F02) was a Q-class destroyer laid down by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne in England on 6 November 1940, launched on 16 January 1942, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Queenborough on 10 December 1942, and at the end of the war commissioned ..
HMAS Quiberon (G81)
HMAS Quiberon (G81/F03) was a Q class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company Limited of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England on 14 October 1940, launched on 31 January 1942 by Mrs. Tillard, wife of Rear Admiral S. D. Tillard, Flag Officer in Charge, Southampton, commissioned into the Ro..
HMAS Quickmatch (G92)
HMAS Quickmatch (G92/F04) was a Q class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company Limited of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England on 6 February 1941, launched on 11 April 1942 by Mrs. Shearman, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Quickmatch on 14 September 1942, transferred to Australi..
HMAS Rankin (SSG 78)
HMAS Rankin (SSG 78), is a Collins-class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 12 May 1995, launched on 7 November 2001 and commissioned on 29 March 2003. HMAS Rankin is based at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Name The submarine is na..
HMAS Rockhampton
HMAS Rockhampton (J-203/M-203), named for the city of Rockhampton in Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 26 June 1941 and commissioned on 21 January 1942. HMAS Rockhampton paid off to reserve on 5 August 1946, was sold on 6 Jan..
HMAS Rushcutter
HMAS Rushcutter (M-80) is a Bay class minehunter built by Carrington Slipways at Newcastle, New South Wales, launched on 8 May 1986 and commissioned on 1 November 1986. ..
HMAS Salamaua (L-131)
HMAS Salamaua (L-131) was a Balikpapan class LCH built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 27 July 1972 and commissioned on 19 October 1973. HMAS Salamaua was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on 14 November 1974. ..
HMAS Samarai (P 85)
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 14 July 1967 Commissioned: 19 October 1973 Decommissioned: Fate: Transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on 14 November 1974 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 146 tons Length: 32 m Beam: 6.1 m Draught: Propulsion: Two ..
HMAS Sheean (SSG 77)
HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 17 February 1994, launched on 1 May 1999 by Mrs. Ivy Hayes, sister of Able Seaman Sheean and commissioned on 23 February 2001. HMAS Sheean is based at Fleet Base We..
HMAS Shepparton
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Shepparton in Victoria. The first HMAS Shepparton (J-248/M-248) was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne, launched on 15 August 1942 by Lady Goudle, wife of the Commissioner of Public Works i..
HMAS Shoalhaven
HMAS Shoalhaven (K-535/M-535/F-535), named for the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales, was a Bay class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland on 18 December 1943, launched on 14 December 1944 by Senator Dorothy Tangney and commissioned at Urangan Jetty in Hervey Bay in Qu..
HMAS Shoalwater
HMAS Shoalwater (M-81), named for Shoalwater Bay in New South Wales, is a Bay class minehunter built by Carrington Slipways at Newcastle, New South Wales, launched on 20 June 1987 and commissioned on 10 October 1987. ..
HMAS Sirius
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 37,000 tons deadweight Length: 176m Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Speed: Range: Complement: Armament: Aircraft: Motto: HMAS Sirius (formerly ..
HMAS Snipe
HMAS Snipe (M-1102) was a Ton class minesweeper built as HMS Alcaston for the Royal Navy by John I. Thornycroft and Company at Southampton and launched on 4 September 1952. The ship was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy in 1961 and commissioned as HMAS Snipe on 11 September 1962. HMAS Snipe pai..
HMAS Stalwart
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Stalwart. The first HMAS Stalwart (H-14) was an S class destroyer laid down by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited of Wallsend-on-Tyne in April 1918, launched on 23 October 1918, completed in 1919, and transferred to the Royal Australia..
HMAS Stawell
HMAS Stawell (J-348/M-348), named for the town of Stawell in Victoria, was a Bathurst class corvette built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 3 April 1943 by Mrs. J. J. Dedman, wife of the Minister for War Organisation, and commissioned on 7 August 1943. HMAS Stawell ..
HMAS Stirling
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HMAS Strahan
HMAS Strahan (J-363/M-363), named for the town of Strahan in Tasmania, was a Bathurst class corvette built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales, launched on 12 July 1943 by Mrs. J. J. Cahill, wife of the Minister for Public Works and Local Government, and commissioned on 14 March 1944..
HMAS Stuart
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Stuart for John McDouall Stuart, explorer and surveyor. The first HMAS Stuart (D-00/100) was a Scott class destroyer, launched on 22 August 1918.The second HMAS Stuart (F-21/DE-48) was one of six Type 12/River class frigates/destroyer esc..
HMAS Stuart (D-00/100)
HMAS Stuart (D-00/100) was a British Scott class destroyer, laid down by Hawthorn, Leslie and Company at Newcastle-on-Tyne in England on 18 October 1917, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned into the Royal Navy on 21 December 1918, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 11 October 1933 and ..
HMAS Stuart (F-21/DE-48)
The second HMAS Stuart (F-21/DE-48) was one of six "River" class frigates/destroyer escorts built for the RAN. HMAS Stuart was laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney in New South Wales on 20 March 1959, launched on 8 April 1961 by Mrs. J. G. Gorton, wife of the Minister fo..
HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 25 July 1998 Launched: 17 April 1999 Commissioned: 17 August 2002 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providi..
HMAS Success
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Success. These are: HMAS Success (H-02), an S class destroyer launched in 1918HMAS Success (AOR-304), a Durance class replenishment oiler launched in 1984 ..
HMAS Success (AOR-304)
HMAS Success (AOR-304) Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 3 March 1984 Commissioned: 23 April 1986 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 17,933 tonnes (full load) Length: 157.2 m Beam: 21.2 m Draught: Propulsion: 2 × Two Pielstick..
HMAS Success (H-02)
HMAS Success (H-02) was an S class destroyer laid down by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Limited, of William Doxford and Sons at Sunderland, launched on 29 June 1918, completed in 1918, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Success on 27 January 192..
HMAS Supply
HMAS Supply (AO-195) was a Tide class fleet oiler laid down by Harland and Wolff Limited at Belfast in Northern Ireland on 5 August 1952, launched on 1 September 1954 and operated by the British Admiralty with a civilian crew as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide Austral. The ship was purchased by the R..
HMAS Swan
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Swan River in Western Australia. The first HMAS Swan (D-61) was a River class destroyer launched on 11 December 1915.The second HMAS Swan (U-74/A-427/F-74) was a Grimsby class sloop launched on 28 March 1936.The third HMAS Swan (DE-50..
HMAS Swan (D-61)
The first HMAS Swan (D-61) was a River class torpedo boat destroyer laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 22 January 1913, launched on 11 December 1915 by Lady Creswell, wife of Sir William Rooke Creswell, the First Naval Member of ..
HMAS Swan (DE-50)
The third HMAS Swan (DE-50) was a "River" class frigate laid down by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 16 February 1965, launched on 16 December 1967 and commissioned on 20 January 1970. HMAS Swan paid off on 13 September 1996 and was scuttled as a dive wreck off Dunsborough in..
HMAS Swan (U-74/A-427/F-74)
The second HMAS Swan (U-74/A-427/F-74) was a Grimsby class sloop laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 1 May 1935, launched on 28 March 1936 and commissioned on 21 January 1937. General Eather, GOC 11th Division, Australian Forces, ..
HMAS Swordsman
HMAS Swordsman (H-11) was an S class destroyer laid down by Scott’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Greenock in Scotland in 1918, launched on 28 December 1918, completed in 1919, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Swordsman on 27 Januar..
HMAS Sydney
Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Sydney after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales. HMAS Sydney (1912) - Town class light cruiser launched 29 August 1912. Engaged and sank the smaller German light cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos, near the Cocos (Keeling) ..
HMAS Sydney (1912)
HMAS Sydney HMAS Sydney's prow The first HMAS Sydney was a Chatham class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Its crew made history in 1914, during World War I, when Sydney took part in the RAN's first ship against ship battle, the Battle of Cocos. History Sydney was laid down by..
HMAS Sydney (1934)
This article concerns the HMAS Sydney launched in 1934. For information of other ships by the same name, see HMAS Sydney. For full details of the final battle, disappearance of and search for Sydney, see the article Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. HMAS Sydney in 1940. A spar project..
HMAS Sydney (1944)
HMAS Sydney during the Vietnam War HMS Terrible (R93) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier laid down by HM Dockyard Devonport in England 19 April 1943, and launched 30 September 1944. As with other ships in the class, work was suspended upon the end of hostilities in 1945. Terrible was..
HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 16 January 1980 Launched: 26 September 1980 Commissioned: 29 January 1983 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 4,200 tons Length: 138 m Beam: 14 m Draught: 7.5 m Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turb..
HMAS Tamworth
HMAS Tamworth (J-191/B-250/A-124), named for the city of Tamworth in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 4 March 1942 by Mrs. A. M. Horsburgh, wife of the director of Walkers, and commissioned on 8 August 1942. HMAS Tamwor..
HMAS Tarakan
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tarakan: HMAS Tarakan (L-3017), a tank landing ship commissioned in 1946HMAS Tarakan (L-129), a heavy landing craft commissioned in 1973 ..
HMAS Tarakan (L-129)
HMAS Tarakan (L-129) is a Balikpapan class heavy landing craft laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland in December 1971, launched on 16 March 1972 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 15 June 1973. The Tarakan is the second of two naval vessels named after the town ..
HMAS Tarakan (L-3017)
HMAS Tarakan (L-3017) was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship, or LST(3), built for the Royal Navy by R. and W. Hawthorne, Leslie and Company at Hebburn-on-Tyne in England and launched on 28 November 1944 as LST 3017. The ship was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy and commissioned on 4 July 1946. She was..
HMAS Tasmania
HMAS Tasmania (H-25) was an S class destroyer laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Limited, at Dalmuir in Scotland on 18 December 1917, launched on 22 November 1918, completed in 1919, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Tasmania on 27 January 1920. ..
HMAS Tattoo
HMAS Tattoo (H-26) was an S class destroyer laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Limited, at Dalmuir in Scotland on 21 December 1917, launched on 28 December 1918, completed in 1919, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Tattoo on 27 January 1920. HMAS..
HMAS Teal
HMAS Teal (M-1152) was a Ton class minesweeper built by Philip and Son in England for the Royal Navy as HMS Jackton and launched on 28 February 1955. The ship was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy and commissioned as HMAS Teal on 30 August 1962. HMAS Teal paid off on 14 August 1970. ..
HMAS Tobruk
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tobruk after the town of Tobruk in Libya, captured from the Italians by Australian and other allied forces in January 1941 and besieged by the Germans from April to October 1941. The first Tobruk was a Battle-class destroyer launched in 19..
HMAS Tobruk (D37)
HMAS Tobruk (D-37) was a Battle-class (Anzac class in the RAN) destroyer laid down by he Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 5 August 1946, launched on 20 December 1947 by Mrs. W. J. F. Riordan, wife of the Minister for the Navy and commissioned a..
HMAS Tobruk (L50)
HMAS Tobruk (L-50) is a Landing Ship Heavy (LSH) of the Royal Australian Navy, based on the design of the "Sir" class of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Tobruk was the first purpose built amphibious vessel in the RAN, and is designed as a multi-purpose, ro-ro heavy lift and transport vessel - the sh..
HMAS Toowoomba
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Toowoomba in Queensland. The first HMAS Toowoomba (J-157/B-251/A-125) was a Bathurst class corvette, built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 26 March 1941 by Mrs. C. W. Lowther, wife of a long servin..
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 26 July 2002 Launched: 16 May 2003 Commissioned: 8 October 2005 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing..
HMAS Torrens (D-67)
See HMAS Torrens (DE-53) for a later ship to bear the name The first HMAS Torrens was a "River" class torpedo boat destroyer laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 25 January 1913, launched on 28 August 1915 by Lady Helen Munro-Ferg..
HMAS Torrens (DE-53)
See HMAS Torrens (D-67) for an earlier ship to bear the name The second HMAS Torrens (DE-53) was a River class destroyer escort laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Propriety Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 18 August 1965, launched on 28 September 1968 by Dame Zara Holt..
HMAS Townsville
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Townsville, Queensland. The first HMAS Townsville (J-205/M-205/A-124) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 13 May 1941 by Mrs. P. E. McNeil, wife of the Third M..
HMAS Vampire (D11)
HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum. HMAS Vampire (D11) was a Daring-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy. She was laid down by the Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney in New South Wales on 1 July 1952, launched on 27 October 1956 and commissioned on 23 June 1959. ..
HMAS Vampire (D68)
HMAS Vampire (D68/I68) was a V-class destroyer of the British and Royal Australian navies. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company, Limited, at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 10 October 1916, launched on 21 May 1917, completed on 22 September 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy. She w..
HMAS Vendetta
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named Vendetta: The first Vendetta was a 'V' class destroyer originally built for the Royal Navy, and transferred to the RAN in 1933.The second Vendetta was a Daring class destroyer commissioned in 1958. ..
HMAS Vendetta (D08)
The second HMAS Vendetta(D-08) was a Daring-class destroyer laid down by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 4 July 1950, launched on 3 May 1954 and commissioned on 26 November 1958. Vendetta was the only Daring class ship in the RAN to see service in the Vietnam War. During this ..
HMAS Vendetta (D69)
The first HMAS Vendetta (D-69/I-69) was a V class destroyer laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 25 November 1916, launched on 3 September 1917, completed on 17 October 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy, transferred to the Royal Au..
HMAS Voyager
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named Voyager. The first Voyager was a 'V' class destroyer originally built for the Royal Navy, and transferred to the RAN in 1933.The second Voyager was a Daring class destroyer commissioned in 1949, and sunk following a collision with HMAS Melbourne..
HMAS Voyager (D04)
The second HMAS Voyager (D-04) was a Daring class destroyer laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 10 October 1949, launched on 1 May 1952 by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the Prime Minister, and commissioned on 12 February 1957. Voyager collid..
HMAS Voyager (D31)
See HMAS Voyager for other ships to bear the name The first HMAS Voyager (D-31/I-31) was a 'V' class destroyer laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons at Linthouse in Scotland on 7 May 1917, launched on 8 May 1918, completed on 24 June 1918 and commissioned into the Royal Navy, transferred to the R..
HMAS Wallaroo
HMAS Wallaroo (J-222), named for the marsupial of the same name, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steel Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 24 April 1941, launched on February 18 1942 by Mrs Poole, wife of the Chairman of Directors, Poole and Steel Ltd and commissioned on Ju..
HMAS Waller (SSG 75)
HMAS Waller (SSG 75), is a Collins class submarine laid down by the Australian Submarine Corporation at Osborne in South Australia on 7 February 1992, launched on 14 March 1997 and commissioned on 10 July 1999. Name The submarine is named after Captain Hector Waller (1900 - 1942), DSO and Bar wh..
HMAS Warramunga
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Warramunga after the Warramunga aboriginal people of the Tennant Creek area of Australia: Warramunga was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in World War IIWarramunga, an Anzac class frigate. ..
HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 26 July 1997 Launched: 23 May 1998 Commissioned: 31 March 2001 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 3,600 tons Length: 118 m Beam: 15 m Draught: 4 m Propulsion: 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing..
HMAS Warramunga (I44)
The first HMAS Warramunga (D-10) was a Tribal class destroyer, laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney on the 10th February 1940, launched on 7 February 1942 by Mrs. F. M. Forde, wife of the Minister for the Army and commissioned on 23 November in 1942. Warramunga ..
HMAS Warrego
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name of the Warrego River in Queensland. The first Warrego was a "River" class destroyer.The second Warrego was a Grimsby class sloop. ..
HMAS Warrego (D-70)
The first HMAS Warrego was a River class destroyer laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited at Govan in Scotland, then taken to pieces and the parts shipped out to Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney, where they were re-assembled. Launched 4 April 1911 and commissioned on 1 June..
HMAS Warrnambool
--> Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named after the Victorian city of Warrnambool. The first HMAS Warrnambool was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Mort’s Dock and Engineering Co Ltd on the 13 November 1940, launched on 8 May 1941, by Mrs Simpson, wife of a Director of Mo..
HMAS Waterhen
There have been one ship and one shore establishment in the Royal Australian Navy named HMAS Waterhen: The first Waterhen was a V class destroyer.The second Waterhen is a shore establishment based in Sydney. ..
HMAS Waterhen (D-22/I-22)
HMAS Waterhen (D-22/I-22) was a V class destroyer laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 3 July 1917, launched on 23 March 1918, completed on 17 July 1918 and commissioned into the Royal Navy, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 11 Octobe..
HMAS Waterhen (naval base)
HMAS Waterhen is a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, located in Sydney. Waterhen is the parent establishment for the RAN's mine countermeasures forces, and forms part of Fleet Base East. First commissioned in 1962, it was used for a variety of minor warfare vessels, including patrol ..
HMAS Westralia
There have been two ships in the Royal Australian Navy to be named HMAS Westralia: The first Westralia was initially an armed merchant cruiser, which was converted into an infantry landing ship during the Second World War.The current Westralia is a large fleet tanker. ..
HMAS Westralia (1939)
The first HMAS Westralia was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Glasgow for the Huddart Parker company as a twin screw motor vessel, being completed in 1929. Westralia was requisitioned for war service by the Australian government in 1939 as an armed merchant cruiser. She was fitted with 6 i..
HMAS Westralia (O 195)
Career Ordered: Laid down: 5 November 1993 Launched: 24 July 1975 Commissioned: 9 October 1989 Decommissioned: Fate: Active Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 40, 870 tonnes (full load) Length: 171 m Beam: 26 m Draught: Propulsion: 2 x SEMT–Pielstick 14 PC2-2 V40..
HMAS Whyalla
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the city of Whyalla, South Australia. The first HMAS Whyalla (J-153/B-252) was a Bathurst class corvette. She was built by Broken Hill Pty Ltd at their Whyalla ship yard. She was laid down on 24 July 1940 and commissioned at Whyalla on 8..
HMAS Wollongong
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named after the New South Wales city of Wollongong The first HMAS Wollongong was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Ltd on the 29 January 1941, launched 5 July 1941, by Mrs Beasley, wife of the Minister for Sup..
HMAS Yarra
Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Yarra River in Victoria. The first Yarra was a River class destroyer.The second Yarra was a Grimsby class sloop laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney, New South Wales 24 May 1934, launched 28 March 1935 by M..
HMAS Yarra (D-79)
See HMAS Yarra for other ships to bear the name The first HMAS Yarra was a "River" class torpedo-boat destroyer, and was the second ship to be built for the fledgling Commonwealth Naval Forces of Australia. She was laid down by Denny Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland, launched 9 April 1910 by Mrs. N. ..
HMAS Yarra (F-07/DE-45)
See HMAS Yarra for other ships to bear the name The third HMAS Yarra was a River class destroyer escort laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne, Victoria 9 April 1957, launched 30 September 1958 by Lady McBride, wife of the Minister for Defence and commissioned on 27 July 1961. HM..
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H manga is hentai manga, which refers to any adult-themed comic books. When referring to H manga, it is usually understood that the speaker is referring to products produced in Japan, however H manga can be also used when referring to adult-themed comic books imitating the Japanese style of art, an..

 

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