Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 11:38
HMA Ship List 1911-1939
Submitted by Stones on Mon, 07/05/2012 - 21:20
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1911 - 1918 Including World War 1
During the First World War the R.A.N. possessed 63 Ships, 22 of these were requisitioned. The RAN lost only 2 Vessels during World War 1 and these were both Submarines, AE1 & AE2. Vessels requisitioned for the War are not listed here but you can see the full list with their Pendant Numbers Battle Cruisers HMAS Australia Light Cruisers HMAS Brisbane Destroyers HMAS Parramatta
Gunboats
HMAS Gayunda Sloops HMAS Fantome Submarines AE1 - Lost off New Britain with all hands 1914 Torpedo Boats HMAS Countess of Hopetown Support Ships HMAS Kurumba |
Between the Wars 1918 - 1939
During the period between the wars the number of Commissioned ships was significantly reduced and vessels that had been requisitioned were handed back to their owners or sold off. Restrictive world treaties and the infamous world depression reduced the R.A.N. considerably, whilst the navy commissioned 33 new ships during this period it lost 34, so as the outbreak of WW2 only 14 commissioned ships were fit for Active Service. Destroyers HMAS Anzac Sloops HMAS Geranium Seaplane Carrier HMAS Albatross Submarines J1 Support Ships HMAS Biloela
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The Royal Australian Navy's Fleet as at June 1919
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Battlecruiser |
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