Her Majesty's Australian Ship

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Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) is the designation of any Australian warship, as well as many major Australian naval bases such as HMAS Stirling. It derives from "Her Majesty's Ship" (HMS) used in the United Kingdom. The British monarch is also equally and separately the Australian head of state. Should the Queen be replaced by a King, the designation also changes to "His" rather than "Her" Majesty. Ships bearing this designation are the responsibility of the Royal Australian Navy. In October 1911 King George V fixed his signature to the approval for the Royal Australian Navy and from that date all ships officially received the designation.

[edit] Her Majesty's Australian Ships ordered by date of commission

• HMAS Balikpapan (L 126) - 8 December 1971
• HMAS Brunei (L 127) - 5 January 1973
• HMAS Labuan (L 128) - 9 March 1973
• HMAS Tarakan (L 129) - 15 June 1973
• HMAS Wewak (L 130) - 10 August 1973
• HMAS Betano (L 133) - 8 February 1974
• HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) - 15 November 1980 (due to be paid off late 2007)
• HMAS Tobruk (L 50) - 23 April 1981
• HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) - 29 January 1983
• HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) - 21 July 1984
• HMAS Success (AOR 304) - 23 April 1986
• HMAS Paluma (A 01) - 27 February 1989
• HMAS Mermaid (A 02) - 4 December 1989
• HMAS Shepparton (A 03) - 24 January 1990
• HMAS Benalla (A 04) - 20 March 1990
• HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) - 15 February 1992
• HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06) - 11 December 1993
• HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) - 29 August 1994 (formerly USS Saginaw)
• HMAS Manoora (L 52) - 25 November 1994 (formerly USS Fairfax County)
• HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) - 18 May 1996
• HMAS Collins (SSG 73) - 27 July 1996
• HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74) - 27 January 1998
• HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) - 12 December 1998
• HMAS Huon (M 82) - 15 May 1999
• HMAS Waller (SSG 75) - 10 July 1999
• HMAS Hawkesbury (M 83) - 12 February 2000
• HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) - 27 May 2000
• HMAS Melville (A 246) - 27 May 2000
• HMAS Norman (M 84) - 26 August 2000
• HMAS Dechaineux (SSG 76) - 23 February 2001
• HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) - 23 February 2001
• HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) - 28 March 2001
• HMAS Gascoyne (M 85) - 2 June 2001
• HMAS Diamantina (M 86) - 4 May 2002
• HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) - 17 August 2002
• HMAS Yarra (M 87) - 1 March 2003
• HMAS Rankin (SSG 78) - 29 March 2003
• HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) - 4 October 2003
• HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) - 26 June 2004
• HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83) - 24 June 2005
• HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) - 8 October 2005
• HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84) - 10 February 2006
• HMAS Bathurst (ACPB 85) - 10 February 2006
• HMAS Albany (ACPB 86) - 15 July 2006
• HMAS Pirie (ACPB 87) - 29 July 2006
• HMAS Perth (FFH 157) - 26 August 2006
• HMAS Sirius (AO 266) - 16 September 2006 (formerly MV Delos)
• HMAS Maitland (ACPB 88) - 29 September 2006
• HMAS Ararat (ACPB 89) - 13 November 2006
• HMAS Broome (ACPB 90) - 10 February 2007
• HMAS Bundaberg (ACPB 91) - 3 March 2007

[edit] Her Majesty's Australian Ships due for commissioning

• HMAS Childers (ACPB 93) - May 2007
• HMAS Wollongong (ACPB 92) - June 2007
• HMAS Launceston (ACPB 94) - September 2007
• HMAS Maryborough (ACPB 95) - late 2007
• HMAS Glenelg (ACPB 96) - late 2007
• HMAS Canberra - 2012
• HMAS Hobart - 2013
• HMAS Adelaide - 2014
• HMAS Brisbane - 2015
• HMAS Sydney - 2017

[edit] Her Majesty's Australian shore establishments ordered by date of commission

• HMAS Cerberus - 1 April 1921 - Recruit School
• HMAS Penguin - 14 July 1942 - Naval Hospital; Diving School; Hydrographic School
• HMAS Watson - 14 March 1945 - Training Authority Maritime Warfare
• HMAS Kuttabul - 1 January 1943 - Fleet Base East
• HMAS Harman - 1 July 1943 - Naval Communications Master Station Australia
• HMAS Albatross - 31 August 1948 - Naval Air Station
• HMAS Creswell - 20 January 1958 - Royal Australian Naval College
• HMAS Waterhen - 5 December 1962 - Mine Countermeasures Force
• HMAS Coonawarra - 16 March 1970 - Australian Patrol Boat Group
• HMAS Cairns - February 1974 - Hydrographic Force
• HMAS Stirling - 28 July 1978 - Fleet Base West