List of Royal Australian Navy ships
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Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, past and present:
| Name | Type | Class | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMAS Acute | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1983 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Adelaide | Light cruiser | Town class | 1922–1946 | ||
| HMAS Adelaide | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1980–current | ||
| HMAS Adroit | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1994 | ||
| HMAS Advance | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1988 | museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney | |
| AE1 | Submarine | E class | 1914–1914 | ||
| AE2 | Submarine | E class | 1914–1915 | ||
| HMAS Aitape | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1967–1975 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Albatross | Seaplane tender | 1929–1933 | to Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Anzac | Destroyer | Marksman class | 1920–1935 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Anzac | Destroyer | Battle class | 1951–1974 | ||
| HMAS Anzac | Frigate | Anzac class | 1996–current | ||
| HMAS Ararat | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1961 | ||
| HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89) | Patrol boat | Armidale class | 2006–current | ||
| HMAS Archer | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1973 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Ardent | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1984 | ||
| HMAS Armidale | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1942 | ||
| HMAS Armidale | Patrol boat | Armidale class | 2005–current | ||
| HMAS Arrow | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1974 | wrecked by Cyclone Tracy | |
| HMAS Arunta | Destroyer | Tribal class | 1942–1968 | ||
| HMAS Arunta | Frigate | Anzac class | 1998–current | ||
| HMAS Assail | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1985 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Attack | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1967–1985 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Australia | Battlecruiser | Indefatigable class | 1913–1921 | ||
| HMAS Australia | Heavy cruiser | County class | 1928–1954 | ||
| HMAS Aware | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1993 | ||
| HMAS Balikpapan | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1974–1985 | ||
| HMAS Ballarat | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1947 | ||
| HMAS Ballarat | Frigate | Anzac class | 2004 - current | ||
| HMAS Bandicoot | Auxiliary minesweeper | current | |||
| HMAS Bandolier | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1973 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Banks | General Purpose Vessel | Explorer class | 1960–1995 | Charter vessel MV Banks | |
| HMAS Barbette | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1985 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Barcoo | Frigate | River class | 1944–1963 | ||
| HMAS Barricade | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1982 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Barwon | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Bass | General Purpose Vessel | Explorer class | 1960– | ||
| HMAS Bataan | Destroyer | Tribal class | 1945–1958 | ||
| HMAS Bathurst | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1940–1948 | ||
| HMAS Bathurst | Patrol boat | Armidale class | 2006– current | ||
| HMAS Bayonet | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1969–1988 | ||
| HMAS Benalla | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1958 | ||
| HMAS Benalla | Survey launch | Paluma class | 1990–current | ||
| HMAS Bendigo | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1947 | ||
| HMAS Bendigo | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1983–2006 | ||
| MSA Bermagui | Auxiliary minesweeper | 1994–2000 | |||
| HMAS Berrima | Armed merchant ship | 1914–1917 | |||
| HMAS Betano | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–current | ||
| HMAS Biloela | Collier | 1920–1927 | |||
| HMAS Bombard | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1983 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Bowen | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1956 | ||
| HMAS Brisbane | Light cruiser | Town class | 1916–1929 | ||
| HMAS Brisbane | Destroyer | Charles F. Adams class | 1967–2001 | ||
| HMAS Brolga | Auxiliary Minesweeper | 1988–2002 | |||
| HMAS Broome | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Turkey | |
| HMAS Brunei | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1971–current | ||
| HMAS Buccaneer | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1969–1985 | to Indonesia | |
| HMAS Buna | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–1974 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Bunbury | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Bunbury | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1984–2005 | ||
| HMAS Bundaberg | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Bungaree | Auxiliary Minelayer | 1940–1946 | |||
| HMAS Burdekin | Frigate | River class | 1944–1946 | ||
| HMAS Burnie | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1946 | to Netherlands | |
| HMAS Cairns | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Netherlands | |
| HMAS Canberra | Heavy cruiser | County class | 1928–1942 | ||
| HMAS Canberra | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1981–2005 | ||
| HMAS Carole-S | Auxiliary Minesweeper | current | |||
| HMAS Castlemaine | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1945 | museum ship at Williamstown | |
| HMAS Cerberus | Monitor | 1911–1921 | from colonial navy of Victoria. Hulk partially submerged Port Philip Bay | ||
| HMAS Cessnock | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1947 | ||
| HMAS Cessnock | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1983–2005 | ||
| HMAS Childers | Torpedo boat | 1911–1918 | from colonial navy of Victoria | ||
| HMAS Colac | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1983 | ||
| HMAS Collins | Submarine | Collins class | 1996–current | ||
| HMAS Condamine | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Cook | Survey ship | 1980–1990 | |||
| HMAS Cootamundra | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1962 | ||
| HMAS Countess of Hopetoun | Torpedo boat | 1911–1924 | from colonial navy of Victoria | ||
| HMAS Cowra | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1961 | ||
| HMAS Culgoa | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Curlew | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1991 | ex-HMS Chediston | |
| HMAS Darwin | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1984–current | ||
| HMAS Dechaineux | Submarine | Collins class | 2001–current | ||
| HMAS Deloraine | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1956 | ||
| HMAS Derwent | Destroyer escort | River class | 1964–1994 | ||
| HMAS Diamantina | Frigate | River class | 1945–1981 | museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum | |
| HMAS Diamantina | Minehunter | Huon class | 2002–current | ||
| HMAS Dubbo | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1958 | ||
| HMAS Dubbo | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1984–current | ||
| HMAS Duchess | Destroyer | Daring class | 1964–1977 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Echuca | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1952 | to New Zealand | |
| HMAS Encounter | Protected cruiser | 1912–1920 | from Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Fantome | Sloop | Espiegel class | 1914–1925 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Farncomb | Submarine | Collins class | 1998–current | ||
| HMAS Flinders | Survey ship | 1973–1998 | |||
| HMAS Fremantle | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1961 | ||
| HMAS Fremantle | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1980–current | ||
| HMAS Gascoyne | Frigate | River class | 1946–1966 | ||
| HMAS Gascoyne | Minehunter | Huon Class | 2001–current | ||
| HMAS Gawler | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Turkey | |
| HMAS Gawler | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1983–current | ||
| HMAS Gayundah | Gunboat | 1911–1921 | from colonial navy of Queensland. Hulk beached at Redcliffe | ||
| HMAS Geelong | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1944 | ||
| HMAS Geelong | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1984–current | ||
| HMAS Geraldton | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Turkey | |
| HMAS Geraldton | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1983–2006 | ||
| HMAS Geranium | Corvette | Flower class | 1919–1927 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Gladstone | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1956 | ||
| HMAS Gladstone | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1984–current | ||
| HMAS Glenelg | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1957 | ||
| HMAS Gordon | Torpedo boat | 1911–1914 | from colonial navy of Victoria | ||
| HMAS Goulburn | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1947 | ||
| HMAS Gull | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1976 | ex-HMS Swanston | |
| HMAS Gympie | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Hawk | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1976 | from ex-HMS Somerleyton | |
| HMAS Hawkesbury | Frigate | River class | 1944–1955 | ||
| HMAS Hawkesbury | Minehunter | Huon class | 2000–current | ||
| HMAS Hobart | Light cruiser | Leander class | 1938–1947 | from ex-HMS Apollo | |
| HMAS Hobart | Destroyer | Charles F. Adams class | 1965–2000 | diving wreck | |
| HMAS Horsham | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Huon | Destroyer | River class | 1915–1928 | ||
| HMAS Huon | Minehunter | Huon Class | 1999–2006 | Deactivated and placed in reserve | |
| HMAS Ibis | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1991 | from Royal Navy ex-HMS Singleton | |
| HMAS Inverell | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1952 | to New Zealand | |
| HMAS Ipswich | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Royal Netherlands Navy | |
| HMAS Ipswich | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1982–current | ||
| HMAS J1 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1924 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS J2 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1924 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS J3 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1926 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS J4 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1924 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS J5 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1924 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS J7 | Submarine | J class | 1919–1929 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Jervis Bay | Training ship | 1977–1996 | |||
| HMAS Jervis Bay | Troop transport | 1999–2001 | |||
| HMAS Junee | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1944–1958 | ||
| HMAS K9 | Submarine | Dutch K VIII Class | 1943–1944 | ||
| HMAS Kalgoorlie | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | ||
| HMAS Kanimbla | Landing ship | 1943–1949 | from and to Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Kanimbla | Landing ship | Newport class | 1994–current | from United States Navy ex-USS Saginaw | |
| HMAS Kapunda | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Katoomba | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1940–1957 | ||
| HMAS Kiama | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1952 | to New Zealand | |
| HMAS Kimbla | Trials ship | 1956–1985 | |||
| HMAS Kookaburra | Boom Defence ship | Net class | 1939–1958 | ||
| MSA Koraaga | Auxiliary Minesweeper | 1989–2000 | |||
| HMAS Kurumba | Oiler | 1919–1947 | from Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Labuan | Landing ship | 1946–1955 | from Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Labuan | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–current | ||
| HMAS Lachlan | Frigate | River class | 1945–1949 | to New Zealand | |
| HMAS Ladava | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1975 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Lae | Landing ship | 1946–1955 | from Royal Netherlands Navy | ||
| HMAS Lae | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1975 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Larrakia | Patrol boat | Armidal class | 2006–current | ||
| HMAS Latrobe | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1956 | ||
| HMAS Launceston | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Turkey | |
| HMAS Launceston | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1982–2006 | ||
| HMAS Leeuwin | Survey ship | 2000–current | |||
| HMAS Lismore | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1946 | to Netherlands | |
| HMAS Lithgow | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1956 | ||
| HMAS Lonsdale | Torpedo boat | 1911–1912 | from colonial navy of Victoria | ||
| HMAS Macquarie | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Madang | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1975 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Maitland | Patrol boat | Armidale class | 2006–current | ||
| HMAS Mallow | Corvette | Flower class | 1919–1925 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Manoora | Armed merchant ship | 1939–1947 | |||
| HMAS Manoora | Landing ship | Newport class | 1994–current | from United States Navy ex-USS Fairfax County | |
| HMAS Marguerite | Sloop | Arabis class | 1919–1929 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Maryborough | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1947 | ||
| HMAS Mavie | Patrol boat | Converted Lugger | 1941–1942 | Sunk Darwin,1942. | |
| HMAS Melbourne | Light cruiser | Town class | 1913–1928 | ||
| HMAS Melbourne | Aircraft carrier | Majestic class | 1955–1982 | ex-HMS Majestic | |
| HMAS Melbourne | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1992–current | ||
| HMAS Melville | Survey ship | 2000–current | |||
| HMAS Mermaid | Survey launch | Paluma class | 1989–current | ||
| HMAS Midge | Torpedo boat | 1911-??? | from colonial navy of Queensland | ||
| HMAS Mildura | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1956 | ||
| HMAS Moresby | Survey ship | 1925–1946 | |||
| HMAS Moresby | Survey ship | 1964–1997 | |||
| HMQS Mosquito | Torpedo boat | 1911-??? | from colonial navy of Queensland | ||
| HMAS Murchison | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Napier | Destroyer | N class | 1940–1945 | ||
| HMAS Nepal | Destroyer | N class | 1942–1945 | ||
| HMAS Nepean | Torpedo boat | 1912–1918 | from colonial navy of Victoria | ||
| HMAS Nestor | Destroyer | N class | 1941–1942 | ||
| HMAS Newcastle | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1994–current | ||
| HMAS Nizam | Destroyer | N class | 1941–1945 | ||
| HMAS Norman | Destroyer | N class | 1941–1945 | ||
| HMAS Norman | Minehunter | Huon class | 2000–current | ||
| HMAS Onslow | Submarine | Oberon class | 1969–1999 | museum ship Australian National Maritime Museum | |
| HMAS Orion | Submarine | Oberon class | 1977–1997 | ||
| HMAS Otama | Submarine | Oberon class | 1978–1999 | museum ship at Western Port, VIC | |
| HMAS Otway | Submarine | O class | 1927–1937 | to Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Otway | Submarine | Oberon class | 1968–1994 | ||
| HMAS Ovens | Submarine | Oberon class | 1969–1995 | ||
| HMAS Oxley | Submarine | O class | 1927–1937 | to Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Oxley | Submarine | Oberon class | 1967–1992 | ||
| HMAS Paluma | Gunboat | 1911–1916 | from colonial navy of Queensland | ||
| HMAS Paluma | Auxiliary Patrol Vessel | 1941–1945 | Motor Boat | ||
| HMAS Paluma | Survey vessel | Unnamed Class of 18 MSLs | 1946–1973 | Converted from Motor Store Lighter No 252 (MSL 252) |
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| HMAS Paluma | Survey launch | Paluma class | 1989–current | ||
| HMAS Parkes | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1944–1957 | ||
| HMAS Parramatta | Destroyer | River class | 1910–1928 | ||
| HMAS Parramatta | Sloop | Grimsby class | 1940–1941 | ||
| HMAS Parramatta | Destroyer escort | River class | 1961–1991 | ||
| HMAS Parramatta | Frigate | Anzac class | 2003–current | ||
| HMAS Penguin | Depot ship | 1913–1923 | from Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Penguin | Light cruiser | Challenger class | 1919–1929 | ex-HMS Encounter | |
| HMAS Perth | Light cruiser | Leander class | 1939–1942 | ex-HMS Amphion | |
| HMAS Perth | Destroyer | Charles F Adams class | 1965–1999 | diving wreck | |
| HMAS Perth | Frigate | Anzac class | 2006–current | ||
| HMAS Pioneer | Light cruiser | Pelorus class | 1915–1916 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Pirie | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Turkey | |
| HMAS Pirie | Patrol boat | Armidale class | 2006–current | ||
| HMAS Platypus | Submarine tender | 1917–1958 | |||
| HMAS Protector | Light cruiser | 1911–1924 | from colonial navy of South Australia | ||
| HMAS Protector | Trials ship | 1990–1998 | |||
| HMAS Psyche | Light Cruiser | Pelorus class | 1915–1918 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Quadrant | Destroyer | Quilliam class | 1945–1963 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Quality | Destroyer | Quilliam class | 1945–1957 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Queenborough | Destroyer | Quilliam class | 1945–1975 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Quiberon | Destroyer | Quilliam class | 1942–1972 | formerly HMS Quiberon (G81) | |
| HMAS Quickmatch | Destroyer | Quilliam class | 1942–1972 | ||
| HMAS Rankin | Submarine | Collins class | 2003–current | ||
| HMAS Rockhampton | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1961 | ||
| HMAS Rushcutter | Minehunter | Bay class | 1986–2001 | ||
| HMAS Salamaua | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–1974 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Samarai | Patrol boat | Attack class | 1968–1975 | to Papua New Guinea | |
| HMAS Sheean | Submarine | Collins class | 2000–current | ||
| HMAS Shepparton | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1958 | ||
| HMAS Shepparton | Survey launch | Paluma class | 1990–current | ||
| HMAS Shoalhaven | Frigate | River class | 1945–1962 | ||
| HMAS Shoalwater | Minehunter | Bay class | 1987–2001 | ||
| HMAS Sirius | Underway replenishment ship | 2006–current | |||
| Shropshire | Heavy cruiser | County class | 1943–1949 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Snipe | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1983 | ex-HMS Alcaston | |
| HMAS Stalwart | Destroyer | S class | 1920–1925 | ||
| HMAS Stalwart | Destroyer tender | 1966–1989 | |||
| HMAS Stawell | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1943–1952 | New Zealand | |
| HMAS Strahan | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1944–1961 | ||
| HMAS Stuart | Destroyer | Scott class | 1933–1946 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Stuart | Destroyer escort | River class | 1963–1991 | ||
| HMAS Stuart | Frigate | Anzac class | 2002–current | ||
| HMAS Success | Destroyer | S class | 1920–1930 | ||
| HMAS Success) | Underway replenishment ship | Durance class | 1986–current | ||
| HMAS Supply | Oiler | Tide class | 1962–1985 | ||
| HMAS Swan | Destroyer | River class | 1916–1928 | ||
| HMAS Swan | Sloop | Grimsby class | 1937–1964 | ||
| HMAS Swan | Destroyer escort | River class | 1970–1996 | diving wreck | |
| HMAS Swordsman | Destroyer | S class | 1920–1929 | ||
| HMAS Sydney | Light cruiser | Town class | 1913–1928 | ||
| HMAS Sydney | Light cruiser | Leander class | 1935–1941 | ex-HMS Phaeton | |
| HMAS Sydney | Aircraft carrier | Majestic class | 1948–1973 | ex-HMS Terrible | |
| HMAS Sydney | Frigate | Oliver Hazard Perry class | 1983–current | ||
| HMAS Tamworth | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1946 | to Royal Netherlands Navy | |
| HMAS Tarakan | Landing ship | 1946–1954 | from Royal Navy | ||
| HMAS Tarakan | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–current | ||
| HMAS Tasmania | Destroyer | S class | 1920–1928 | ||
| HMAS Tattoo | Destroyer | S class | 1920–1933 | ||
| Torpedo boat | 1911–1918 | from colonial navy of South Australia | |||
| HMAS Teal | Minesweeper | Ton class | 1962–1979 | ex-HMS Jackton | |
| HMAS Tobruk | Destroyer | Battle class | 1950–1972 | ||
| HMAS Tobruk | Landing ship | 1981–current | |||
| HMAS Toowoomba | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1946 | to Netherlands | |
| HMAS Toowoomba | Frigate | Anzac class | 2005 - current | ||
| HMAS Torrens | Destroyer | River class | 1916–1926 | ||
| HMAS Torrens | Destroyer escort | River class | 1971–1998 | ||
| HMAS Townsville | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1956 | ||
| HMAS Townsville | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1981–current | ||
| HMAS Una | Sloop | 1914–1925 | captured German yacht Komet | ||
| HMAS Vampire | Destroyer | V class | 1933–1942 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Vampire | Destroyer | Daring class | 1959–1985 | museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum | |
| HMAS Vendetta | Destroyer | V class | 1933–1945 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Vendetta | Destroyer | Daring class | 1958–1979 | ||
| HMAS Vengeance | Aircraft carrier | Colossus-class | 1952–1955 | loaned from Royal Navy; returned to Royal Navy. | |
| HMAS Voyager | Destroyer | V class | 1933–1942 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Voyager | Destroyer | Daring class | 1957–1964 | Sunk in collision | |
| HMAS Wagga | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1962 | ||
| HMAS Wallaroo | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1943 | ||
| HMAS Wallaroo | Auxiliary Minesweeper | current | |||
| HMAS Waller | Submarine | Collins class | 2001–current | ||
| HMAS Warramunga | Destroyer | Tribal class | 1942–1963 | ||
| HMAS Warramunga | Frigate | Anzac class | 2001–current | ||
| HMAS Warrego | Destroyer | River class | 1912–1928 | ||
| HMAS Warrego | Sloop | Grimsby class | 1940–1963 | ||
| HMAS Warrnambool | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1947 | Sank after collision with mine | |
| HMAS Warrnambool | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1981–2005 | ||
| HMAS Waterhen | Destroyer | V class | 1933–1941 | from Royal Navy | |
| HMAS Westralia | Armed merchant ship | 1939–1949 | |||
| HMAS Westralia | Underway replenishment ship | modified Stat 32 commercial tanker | 1989–2006 | from Royal Navy ex-RFA Appleleaf (A79) | |
| HMAS Wewak | Landing craft | Balikpapan class | 1973–current | ||
| HMAS Whyalla | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1942–1947 | ||
| HMAS Whyalla | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1982–2005 | ||
| HMAS Wollongong | Corvette | Bathurst class | 1941–1946 | to Royal Netherlands Navy | |
| HMAS Wollongong | Patrol boat | Fremantle class | 1981–2005 | ||
| HMAS Yarra | Destroyer | River class | 1910–1919 | ||
| HMAS Yarra | Sloop | Grimsby class | 1936–1942 | ||
| HMAS Yarra | Destroyer escort | River class | 1961–1985 | ||
| HMAS Yarra | Minehunter | Huon class | 2003–current |
