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The term vessel in a naval context includes commissioned and non-commissioned ships, boats and submarines of all sizes. For the purposes of this website, which will be expanded in the future, we have included shore bases. As the collection grows a new search classification for bases will be added.

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Tying up at HMAS Stirling

Collins Class Submarines

Fairmiles

HMAS AE 2

HMAS Adelaide (I)

HMAS Adelaide (ll)

HMAS Albatross (l) operating her Sea Gull III amphibian aircraft by Phil Belbin

HMAS Albatross (I)

HMAS Anzac (lll) (Pennant 150) by Robert Carter OAM

HMAS Anzac (lll)

HMAS Armidale (l)

HMAS Armidale (ll)

Starboard lookout, HMAS Arunta (l) by Adam Dennis

HMAS Arunta (I)

Arunta (ll) berthing at Kuwait Harbour by Robert McRae

HMAS Arunta (ll)

HMAS Australia (I)

HMAS Australia (ll) by Harold Dalton-Hall

HMAS Australia (II)

HMAS Bathurst

HMAS Bathurst (l)

HMAS Brisbane - Frank Norton

HMAS Brisbane (I)

HMAS Brisbane departing HMAS Stirling, WA, 20/11/90, for the Gulf by Lynne Norton

HMAS Brisbane (ll)

HMAS Bungaree being returned to its pre-war configuration at Garden Island, Sydney by John McBryde

HMAS Bungaree

HMAS Canberra (l) by John Allcot

HMAS Canberra (l)

HMAS Canberra (LHD1) flooding the dock by Peter Churcher

HMAS Canberra (lll)

HMAS Cessnock (l) after a collision with a dhow in the Red Sea between Aden and Suez on 8 May 1943 by John McBryde

HMAS Cessnock (l)

Childer’s ratings preparing to discharge a torpedo by David Syme

HMAS Childers (HMVS)

Watching the results of an early morning bombardment, HMAS Condamine by Frank Norton

HMAS Condamine (l)

HMAS Childers (HMVS) by Phil Belbin

HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS)

HMAS Darwin engaging in a personnel transfer by Phil Belbin

HMAS Darwin (I)

HMAS Deloraine presses home her attack on Japanese fleet submarine I-124 by Phil Belbin

HMAS Deloraine

HMAS Diamantina by Phil Belbin

HMAS Diamantina (l)

HMAS Encounter capturing Zambezi in August 1914 by Phil Belbin

HMAS Encounter (l)

HMAS Fremantle

John on watch aboard HMAS Geraldton Darwin July 2003 by Robert McRae

HMAS Geraldton (ll)

HMAS Gippsland by unknown artist

HMAS Gippsland

HMAS Goonambee on patrol by John Ford, OAM

HMAS Goonambee

Sunday Divisions, HMAS Hobart and HMS Neptune moored in Alexandria by Frank Norton

HMAS Hobart (l)

HMAS Hobart with the US Seventh Fleet off Vietnam, 1968 by Ray Honisett

HMAS Hobart (ll)

The motorboat returns, HMAS Horsham, Fremantle by Frank Norton

HMAS Horsham (l)

HMAS Ipswich by John McBryde

HMAS Ipswich (l)

HMAS Kanimbla by Norman Wills

HMAS Kanimbla (l)

Operations room, HMAS Kanimblaby Peter Churcher

HMAS Kanimbla (ll)

RAN ships paste Japanese posts by Roy Hodgkinson

HMAS Kapunda

Katoomba under aerial attack on 19 February 1942 by Keith Swain

HMAS Katoomba

“Make and Mend”, HMAS Kiama, New Guinea, 1945

HMAS Kiama

Showing the Kangaroo by Frank Norton

HMAS Launceston (l)

HMAS Launceston by Norman Wills

HMAS Launceston (ll)

HMAS Lismore by Norman Wills

HMAS Lismore (l)

Swimming over the side of the HMAS Lithgow, Milne Bay, 1944 by Rex Julius

HMAS Lithgow (l)

Prayers at divisions, HMAS Lonsdale by Rex Julius

HMAS Lonsdale – Royal Australian Navy base

Mallina, 1913 by John Allcot

HMAS Mallina

HMAS Manoora sinking merchant vessel Romolo by Frank Norton

HMAS Manoora (l)

HIJMS Ibuki with HMAS Melbourne escorting the first ANZAC convoy by Arai Roku

HMAS Melbourne (l)

Moments of Pride by John Downton

HMAS Melbourne (ll)

Silent Witness, HMAS Melbourne, Dili, East Timor by John Downton

HMAS Melbourne (lll)

Compass Platform, HMAS Moresby (l) by Dennis Adams

HMAS Moresby (l)

Torpedo overhaul on HMAS Napier by Roy Hodgkinson

HMAS Napier (l)

HMS Aircraft carrier Unicorn from HMAS Nepal in Sydney Harbour by John Goodchild

HMAS Nepal (l)

Chief Stoker Charles Mikoni by John Goodchild

HMAS Nizam (l)

Corvettes off New Guinea (HMAS Parkes in foreground) by A W Lette

HMAS Parkes (l)

HMAS Parramatta deploying kite balloon by Phil Belbin

HMAS Parramatta (l)

HMAS Parramatta at Port Said by Frank Norton

HMAS Parramatta (ll)

HMAS Patricia Cam by Commodore Dacre Smythe

HMAS Patricia Cam

HMAS Perth in the Battle of Sunda Strait by Dennis Adams

HMAS Perth (l)

HMAS Pioneer in East Africa 1915 by Phil Belbin

HMAS Pioneer (l)

HMAS Protector in company with one of Australia's E Class submarines during the expedition to seize German possessions in New Britain by John Ford

HMAS Protector (l) (HMCS)

WRAN driver standing by her utility truck, HMAS Rushcutter, 1944 by Rex Julius

HMAS Rushcutter (former naval base in Sydney)

HMAS Shropshire drops anchor in Tokyo Bay by Dennis Adams

HMAS Shropshire

HMAS Stalwart by Ian Hansen

HMAS Stalwart

HMAS Stuart at Matapan by Frank Norton

HMAS Stuart (l)

HMAS Swan in the Mediterranean by unknown artist

HMAS Swan (l)

Depth charge, HMAS Swan by Dennis Adams

HMAS Swan (ll)

The Signalman by Darrell White

HMAS Swan (lll)

The Sinking of the German Cruiser Emden by HMAS Sydney 9th Nov 1914 by Anthony J Moore

HMAS Sydney (l)

HMAS Sydney by D’Arcy W. Doyle

HMAS Sydney (ll)

HMAS Ships Sydney and Tobruk off Korea in 1952 by Phil Belbin

HMAS Sydney (lll)

HMAS Sydney refuelling at HMAS Stirling, WA, 19/11/90 enroute to the Gulf by Lynne Norton

HMAS Sydney (lV)

HMAS Tingira by H B Williams

HMAS Tingira

HMAS Tobruk by John J Heffill

HMAS Tobruk (ll)

The crew of HMAS Townsville Tying Up Under the Bow of HMAS Newcastle by Robert McRae

HMAS Townsville (ll)

HMAS Upolu by unknown artist

HMAS Upolu

The bat, HMAS Vampire by Darrell White.

HMAS Vampire (ll)

HMAS Vendetta by Doug Sealy

HMAS Vendetta (ll)

Grounding of HMAS Voyager by John Papworth

HMAS Voyager (l)

HMAS Voyager by John Heffill

HMAS Voyager (ll)

Near miss, HMAS Wagga [Milne Bay] by Dennis Adams

HMAS Wagga (I)

Night illumination, HMAS Warramunga by Frank Norton

HMAS Warramunga (l)

HMAS Warrego by John Allcot

HMAS Warrego (ll)

Vale Waterhen (Sinking of by Frank Norton

HMAS Waterhen (l)

Japanese suicide bomber attempting to crash on HMAS Westralia by Frank Norton

HMAS Westralia (I)

Essential Services Ship HMAS Westralia (ll) by John Downton

HMAS Westralia (ll)

HMAS Whyalla (left) and Kalgoorlie (centre) with USS Randolph (right) by John McBryde

HMAS Whyalla (l)

The gallant last stand of HMAS Yarra by David Marshall

HMAS Yarra (ll)

Hydrographic Ships

Oberon Class SubmarinesSubmarine DetailsThe Oberon Class Submarines were the fourth class of submarines to be operated by the RAN since its formation in 1911. A decision was made in 1963 to acquire four Oberon-class submarines. A later decision added two more to the Squadron. They were built by Scotts’ shipbuilding yard in Greenock, Scotland and entered service between 1967 and 1978.The Oberon was an advanced diesel-electric submarine. It was renowned for its quiet operation and reliability. The class was heavily involved in Cold War surveillance. This included the shadowing of Soviet submarines. The ‘O boats’, as they were affectionately known, were all based at HMAS Platypus in Neutral Bay, SydneyCommissioned:The lead boat HMAS Oxleycommissioned on Decommissioned:The last RAN Oberon submarine, HMAS Otamadecommissioned on 15 December 2000.Fate:While most were sold for scrap two boats and part of a third are preserved and on display for the general public. HMAS Onslow is preserved at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney. HMAS Ovens is on display at Fremantle, Western Australia. The upper casing and fin of HMAS Otway is on display in Holbrook, New South Wales.More information:The RAN Oberon Class, Submarine Institute of AustraliaHMAS Platypus, submarine base Sydney, Sea Power Centre AustraliaAustralia’s Submarine History –AE1 & AE2 To Collins, Naval Historical Society of Australia Oberon Class Submarine by Darrell White.

Oberon Class Submarines

Sailors at rest

John on watch aboard HMAS Geraldton Darwin July 2003 by Robert McRae

Sailors at work

Ships and aircraft in company