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Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
Royal Navy EnsignList of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warships that served in World War II in the Pacific War.
Heavy Cruiser
HMAS Australia (D84)  scrapped 1955-1956
HMAS Canberra (D33)  scuttled August 9, 1942

Light Cruiser
HMAS Hobart (D63)  scrapped 1954
HMAS Perth (D29)  sunk March 1, 1942 at 12:25a, Battle of Sunda Strait
HMAS Sydney  scrapped 1928-1929
HMAS Sydney (D48)  sunk November 19, 1941

Destroyer
HMAS Arunta (I30/D5/D130)  sunk 1969 while under tow
HMAS Stuart (D00)  scrapped 1947
HMAS Torrens (D67)   sunk November 24, 1930
HMAS Vampire (D68)  sunk April 9, 1942
HMAS Vendetta (D69)  scrapped 1946 hull scuttled July 2, 1948

Corvette
HMAS Armidale (J240)  sunk December 1, 1942 by Japanese aircraft off Timor
HMAS Ballarat (J184)  scrapped 1953
HMAS Colac (J242/M05)  sunk March 4, 1987 off Jervis Bay
HMAS Katoomba (J204/M204)  scrapped 1957
HMAS Kiama (J353)  scrapped 1979
HMAS Lithgow (J206)  scrapped 1956
HMAS Pirie (J189)  scrapped circa 1984
HMAS Whyalla (J153)  displayed Whyalla Maritime Museum

Minesweeper
HMAS Armidale (J240) sunk December 1, 1942 by Kate torpedoes
HMAS Bendigo (J187 / B237 / A111)  sold to Hong Kong as Cheung Hing and later PLAN as Luoyang in service until 1988 fate unknown

Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC)
HMAS Manoora (F48)  scrapped 1972

Sloop
HMAS Warrego (U73)  scrapped 1966
HMAS Swan (U74)  scrapped 1964
HMAS Yarra (U77)  sunk March 4, 1942


Fairmile Motor Launch
ML801
ML802
ML805 (MV Petaj)  scuttled 1997
ML809
ML810
ML818  sold as surplus 1947 ultimate fate unknown
ML822
ML825  ultimate fate unknown

Hospital Ship
AHS Centaur  sunk May 14, 1943
AHS Maetsuycker scrapped 1974

Passenger Ferry
HMAS Kuttabul  sunk June 1, 1942 in Sydney Harbor, salvaged bridge displayed at AWM

Salvage/Repair Ships
Caledonian Salvor 0368 (BARS-1)  sunk October 31, 1982
Cambrian Salvor 0361 (BARS-2)  scrapped 1981

Coastal Steamer
HMAS Terka (TR)  sunk March 26, 1945

Coal Carrier
Kelat  damaged Februray 19, 1942 and sank into Darwin Harbor off Darwin wharves.

Submarines
AE-1 sunk September 14, 1914 discovered December 2017

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