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Australia Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

Every recorded change to the Australia fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 5 events 5 2022 2023 — 3 events 3 2023 2024 — 5 events 5 2024 2025 — 4 events 4 2025 2026 to 13 Nov — 4 events 4 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 13 Nov 2026.

By event type 21 events logged · 0 hulls lost
  • Retired 8
  • Commissioned 6
  • Delivered 6
  • Ordered 1

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Australia navy losses, sinkings & commissionings

  1. AUG 272026 HMAS Cape Spencer (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Hawke, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
  2. AUG 272026 HMAS Cape Hawke (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Spencer, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
  3. MAY 302026 HMAS Eyre (Arafura) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia; second Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel.
  4. APR 182026 Upgraded Mogami Ordered 🇦🇺 Australia · Contract signed with Japan and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the first three Upgraded Mogami frigates under SEA 3000.
  5. JUN 282025 HMAS Arafura (Arafura) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at Osborne, first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels.
  6. MAY 92025 HMAS Cape Schanck (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, alongside sister boat Cape Solander; Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
  7. MAY 92025 HMAS Cape Solander (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, alongside sister boat Cape Schanck, nine months after acceptance from Austal.
  8. JAN 302025 HMAS Arafura (Arafura) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Accepted by Defence at Osborne, lead ship of the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels.
  9. DEC 52024 HMAS Gascoyne (Huon) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Waterhen after 23 years of service, fourth Huon-class minehunter.
  10. AUG 82024 HMAS Melville (Leeuwin) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at Trinity Wharf, Cairns, after 24 years as a hydrographic survey ship.
  11. AUG 22024 ADV Cape Solander (Cape) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Seventh Evolved Cape-class patrol boat accepted by the Commonwealth at Austal's Henderson shipyard, announced 2 August 2024.
  12. MAY 302024 HMAS Huon (Huon) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Waterhen after 25 years, lead Huon-class coastal minehunter, no direct replacement.
  13. MAY 182024 HMAS Anzac (Anzac) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Stirling on the 28th anniversary of her commissioning, lead Anzac-class frigate.
  14. OCT 152023 ADV Cape Pillar (Cape) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Sixth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat accepted by the Commonwealth from Austal at Henderson, Western Australia.
  15. JUN 222023 ADV Cape Woolamai (Cape) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Fifth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat accepted by the Commonwealth from Austal at Henderson, Western Australia.
  16. FEB 132023 ADV Cape Capricorn (Cape) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Fourth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat delivered by Austal to the Royal Australian Navy at Henderson, Western Australia.
  17. DEC 82022 HMAS Wollongong (Armidale) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Cairns after 15 years; Armidale-class patrol boat retired in the shift to Arafura-class vessels.
  18. OCT 62022 HMAS Glenelg (Armidale) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, after 14 years; fourth Armidale-class patrol boat retired.
  19. JUL 22022 HMAS Ararat (Armidale) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, after 16 years; third Armidale-class patrol boat retired.
  20. APR 282022 HMAS Maitland (Armidale) Retired 🇦🇺 Australia · Decommissioned at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, after almost 16 years of service, in the shift to Arafura-class vessels.
  21. MAR 232022 ADV Cape Otway (Cape) Delivered 🇦🇺 Australia · Accepted by Defence at Austal's Henderson yard as first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat for the Royal Australian Navy.