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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet is made up of 28 commissioned warships and 17 non-commissioned as of April 2024, using the Prefix of ADV (Australian Defence Vessel). The main strength is the seven frigates and three destroyers of the surface combatant force: seven Anzac class frigates and three Hobart class destroyers.
from Royal Navy HMAS J3: Submarine J 1919–1926 from Royal Navy HMAS J4: Submarine J 1919–1924 from Royal Navy HMAS J5: Submarine J 1919–1924 from Royal Navy HMAS J7: Submarine J 1919–1929 from Royal Navy HMAS Jeparit: Bulk carrier 1969–1971 from and returned to Australian National Line: HMAS Jervis Bay: Training ship 1977–1996
When the RAN was first founded, it was decided that a capital ship would be constructed to serve as the fleet flagship. Initially conceived as a unit of the Royal Navy, the second Indefatigable-class battlecruiser was paid for and crewed by Australians, and was thus commissioned as HMAS Australia.
The Royal Australian Navy initially consisted of the former New South Wales, Victorian, Queensland, Western Australian, South Australian and Tasmanian ships and resources of their disbanded navies. The Defence Act 1903 established the operation and command structure of the Royal Australian Navy. [ 7 ]
The colonial navies were supported by the ships of the Royal Navy's Australian Station which was established in 1859. In 1856, Victoria received its own naval vessel, HMCSS Victoria, which in 1860 was deployed to assist the New Zealand colonial government during the First Taranaki War.
Australian shipbuilding company ASC Shipbuilding will become a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia for the duration of the build. [19] It was announced in February 2024 that only six Hunter-class vessels would be built and would serve alongside three upgraded Hobart-class vessels forming the Navy's 'Tier 1' vessels. [20]
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
HMAS Canberra (L02) is the lead ship of the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHD) and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.Construction of the ship started in Spain in 2008, with the hull launched by Navantia in 2011.