| Manuscript Name |
Histories of Commissioned Ships in the Royal Australian Navy |
| Manuscript Number |
MSS 284 |
| Last Updated |
June 2022 |
| Extent |
1.26 m (9 boxes) |
| Location |
Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract |
Photocopy and carbon typescript drafts relating to Commissioned Ships serving in the Royal Australian Navy. The collection provides technical ship data together with a brief service history of between one to seventeen pages for each vessel from launching to disposal, 1866-1983. |
Scope and Content
Photocopy and carbon typescript drafts relating to Commissioned Ships serving in the Royal Australian Navy. The collection provides technical ship data together with a brief service history of between one to seventeen pages for each vessel from launching to disposal from 1866 to 1983. This information was collected for The Australasian Military History Database (MIHILIST), produced by the Academy Library, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.
Date Range of Content
1866-1983
Organization
The collection has been arranged in box then folder order.
Administrative Information
Access
The collection is available for research.
Restrictions on Use
No copying is permitted without the permission of the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Histories of Commissioned Ships in the Royal Australian Navy, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MS 284, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
Collected and indexed for The Australasian Military History Database (MIHILIST), produced by the Academy Library, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.
Access Terms
Topical Subjects
Warships -- Australia -- History
Corporate Names
Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- History
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1
HMAS Abraham Crijnssen
Folder 2
HMAS Adelaide (I)
Folder 7
HMAS Alexander Thompson
Folder 15
HMAS Australia (I)
Folder 16
HMAS Australia (II)
Folder 24
HMAS Bendigo (I)
Folder 26
HMAS Beryl (II)
Folder 28
HMAS Birchgrove Park
Folder 29
HMAS Black Snake
Folder 32
HMAS Brisbane (I)
Folder 34
HMAS Bunbury (I)
Box 2
Folder 40
HMAS Canberra (I)
Folder 41
HMAS Cape Leeuwin
Folder 51
HMAS Countess of Hopetoun
Folder 54
HMAS Diamantina
Folder 65
HMAS Fremantle (I)
Folder 67
HMAS Gawler (I)
Folder 69
HMAS Geelong (I)
Folder 70
HMAS Geraldton (I)
Folder 74
HMAS Gladstone (I)
Box 3
Folder 78
HMAS Grass Snake
Folder 83
HMAS Hawkesbury
Folder 84
SDB 1323 (Seaward defence boat; Ex SDML 1323 and Ex HDML 1323)
Folder 86
HDML 1347 (Harbour defence motor launch)
Folder 87
HMAS Hobart (I)
Folder 91
HMAS Ipswich (I)
Folder 92
HMAS J1 (Submarine)
Folder 93
HMAS J2 (Submarine)
Folder 94
HMAS J3 (Submarine)
Folder 95
HMAS J4 (Submarine)
Folder 96
HMAS J5 (Submarine)
Folder 97
HMAS J7 (Submarine)
Folder 99
HMAS John Oxley
Folder 100
HMAS K9 (Kolonien class submarines)
Folder 104
HMAS Kara Kara
Folder 111
HMAS Kookaburra
Folder 112
HMAS Koompartoo
Box 4
Folder 117
HMAS (RAFA) Kurumba
Folder 119
HMAS Labuan (I)
Folder 123
HMAS Launceston (I)
Folder 124
HMAS Laurabada
Folder 126
HMAS Macquarie
Folder 129
HMAS Marguerite
Folder 132
HMAS Martindale
Folder 135
HMAS Matthew Flinders
Folder 137
HMAS Melbourne (I)
Box 5
Folder 141
ML 429 (Fairmile motor launch)
Folder 144
HMAS Mollymawk
Folder 147
HMAS Mourilyan
Folder 148
HMAS Mother Snake
Folder 149
MSL 251 (motor store lighter)
Folder 158
HMAS Olive Cam
Folder 160
HMAS Otway (I)
Folder 161
HMAS Oxley (I)
Folder 163
HMAS Parramatta (I)
Folder 164
HMAS Parramatta (II)
Folder 166
HMAS Patricia Cam
Folder 168
HMAS Perth (I)
Folder 172
HMAS Protector
Folder 174
HMAS Paluma (I)
Folder 175
HMAS Paluma (II)
Folder 176
HMAS Paluma (III)
Box 6
Folder 179
HMAS Queenborough
Folder 181
HMAS Quickmatch
Folder 182
HMAS Reserve
Also included are photocopies of 4 black and white photographs of the officers of HMAS Reserve taken on the bridge of the ship. All of these photos were taken at Guiuan, Samar in the Philippine Islands on 11 April 1945. Donated by Joseph Newman, 5 January 2010
Folder 183
HMAS River Snake
Folder 184
HMAS St. Giles
Folder 185
HMAS Samuel Benbow
Folder 187
HMAS Shoalhaven
Folder 188
HMAS Shropshire
Folder 189
HMAS Silver Cloud
Folder 190
HMAS Sleuth (I)
Folder 191
HMAS Southern Cross
Folder 192
HMAS Sprightly
Folder 193
HMAS Stalwart (I)
Folder 195
HMAS Stuart (I)
Folder 199
HMAS Swan (II)
Folder 200
HMAS Swordsman
Folder 201
HMAS Sydney (I)
Folder 202
HMAS Sydney (II)
Folder 203
HMAS Sydney (III)
Box 7
Folder 204
HMAS Tallarook
Folder 207
HMAS Tarakan (I)
Folder 208
HMAS Tangalooma
Folder 212
HMAS Three Cheers
Folder 213
HMAS Tiger Snake
Folder 215
HMAS Tobruk (I)
Folder 219
HMAS Toowoomba
Folder 220
HMAS Torrens (I)
Folder 221
HMAS Townsville (I)
Folder 225
HMAS Vampire (I)
Folder 227
HMAS Vengeance
Folder 228
HMAS Voyager (I)
Folder 229
HMAS Voyager (II)
Folder 231
HMAS Warramunga
Folder 234
HMAS Warrnambool (I)
Folder 235
HMAS Warrego (I)
Folder 236
HMAS Warrego (II)
Box 8
Folder 240
HMAS Westralia
Folder 243
HMAS Whyalla (I)
Folder 244
HMAS Wilcannia
Folder 245
HMAS Wollongong (I)
Folder 247
HMAS Wyatt Earp
Folder 249
HMAS Yarra (I)
Folder 250
HMAS Yarra (II)
Box 9
Folder 252
Photocopies of folders 1-41, HMAS Abraham Crijnssen to HMAS Cape Leeuwin, 1906-1973
Folder 253
Photocopies of folders 42-91, HMAS Cerberus to HMAS Ipswich (I), 1868-1983
Folder 254
Photocopies of folders 92-138, HMAS J1 to HMAS Mercedes, 1910-1983
Folder 255
Photocopies of folders 139-170, HMAS Mildura to HMAS Pirie, 1876-1973
Folder 256
Photocopies of folders 171-203, HMAS Platypus to HMAS Sydney III, 1884-1975
Folder 257
Photocopies of folders 204-229, HMAS Tallarook to HMAS Voyager II, 1866-1972
Folder 258
Photocopies of folders 230-251, HMAS Warree to HMAS Yunnan, 1909-1972
Folder 259
Hardcover notebook entitled 'MIHILIST ships' comprising an alphabetical list of the ships listed in folders 1-251, 1991
