Appendix 7 - Naval ships built at Cockatoo Island, Balmain and Williamstown dockyards; repair and upgrade activities at Garden Island (1912–1945)

Appendix 7 - Naval ships built at Cockatoo Island, Balmain and Williamstown dockyards; repair and upgrade activities at Garden Island (1912–1945)

Date

Cockatoo Docks & Eng., Cockatoo Island

Morts Dock & Eng. Co., Balmain, Sydney

Williamstown, Melbourne

Garden Island,
Potts Point, Sydney

1912

HMAS Warrego
(Torpedo boat destroyer)

 

 

 

1916

HMAS Brisbane (Town light class cruiser)
HMAS Huon
HMAS Swan
HMAS Torrens
(River class torpedo boat destroyer)

 

 

Extensive refit and repair of Allied and Australian ships during World War 1

1920

 

 

 

Refit of British 'J class' submarines (J1–J5)

1922

HMAS Adelaide
(Light Cruiser)

 

 

Refit of British 'J class' submarine (J7)

1929

HMAS Albatross (Seaplane Carrier)

 

 

 

1936

HMAS Yarra
(Sloop)

 

 

 

1937

HMAS Swan
(Sloop)

 

 

 

1940

HMAS Bathurst (Minesweeper)
HMAS Parramatta
HMAS Warrego (II)
(Sloop)

 

 

Work commenced on the Captain Cook Graving Dock

1941

HMAS Bendigo
HMAS Goulburn
HMAS Wollongong
(Minesweeper)

HMAS Burnie
HMAS Deloraine

HMAS Lismore

HMAS Lithgow

HMAS Mildura

HMAS Warrnambool
(Minesweeper)

HMAS Ballarat (Minesweeper)

 

1942

HMAS Arunta
HMAS Warramunga
(Tribal class destroyer)
HMAS Cessnock
HMAS Glenelg
(Minesweeper)

HMAS Armidale
HMAS Colac

HMAS Dubbo

HMAS Inverell

HMAS Latrobe

HMAS Wagga
(Minesweeper)

HMAS Castlemaine
HMAS Echuca
HMAS Geelong
HMAS Horsham (Minesweeper)
HMAS Warreen
(Survey vessel)

 

1943

 

HMAS Gascoyne (River class frigate)

HMAS Benalla
HMAS Shepparton HMAS Stalwell
(Minesweeper)

 

1944

HMAS Barcoo
(River class frigate)

HMAS Hawkesbury (River class frigate)

 

 


1945

HMAS Barwan
(River class frigate)
HMAS Bataan
(Tribal class destroyer)

HMAS Lachlan
(River class frigate)
HMAS Macquarie (River class frigate)

 

Captain Cook Graving Dock officially opened

Source: 'Former ships of the Royal Australian Navy', Seapower Centre Australia, http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/history/shiphistorymain.html(accessed 11 May 2006). The other 34 Bathurst class minesweepers were built by Poole and Steel (Sydney), Walkers Ltd., (Maryborough, Queensland), Evans Deakin and Co. Ltd. (Brisbane) and Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. (Whyalla).

Naval vessels built in Australia for the RAN (1946–2006)*

Date (comm.)

Vessel

Class

Builder / dockyard

1946

HMAS Condamine

Bay class frigate

New South Wales State Dockyard, Newc.

1946

HMAS Shoalhaven

Bay class frigate

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1947

HMAS Culgoa

Bay class frigate

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1950

HMAS Tobruk

Battle class destroyer

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1951

HMAS Anzac

Battle class destroyer

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1958

HMAS Vendetta

Daring class destroyer

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1958

HMAS Voyager

Daring class destroyer

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1959

HMAS Vampire

Daring class destroyer

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1961

HMAS Parramatta

River destroyer, type 12

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1961

HMAS Yarra

River destroyer, type 12

Williamston Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1963

HMAS Stuart

River destroyer, type 12

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1964

HMAS Derwent

River destroyer, type 12

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1964

HMAS Moresby

Oceanographic ship

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1967

HMAS Aitape

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1967

HMAS Attack

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Acute

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Adroit

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Advance

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Archer

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Ardent

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Arrow

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Assail

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Aware

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Bandolier

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Barbette

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Barricade

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Bombard

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Buccaneer

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Ladava

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1968

HMAS Lae

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Madang

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1968

HMAS Stalwart

Escort maintenance

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1969

HMAS Bayonet

Attack class patrol boat

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1970

HMAS Swan

River destroyer, Leander

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1971

HMAS Torrens

River destroyer, Leander

Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co.

1971

HMAS Balikpapan

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1973

HMAS Samurai

Attack class patrol boat

Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane

1973

HMAS Brunei

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1973

HMAS Labuan

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1973

HMAS Tarakan

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1973

HMAS Flinders

Oceanographic vessel

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1974

HMAS Wewak

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1974

HMAS Betano

Balikpapan landing craft

Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Qld

1981

HMAS Tobruk

Heavy landing ship

Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd, Tomago

1981

HMAS Cook

Oceanographic vessel

Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melb.

1981

HMAS Townsville

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1982

HMAS Launceston

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1982

HMAS Ipswich

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1983

HMAS Cessnock

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1983

HMAS Gawler

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1983

HMAS Geraldton

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

Source: 'Former ships of the Royal Australian Navy', Seapower Centre Australia: http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/history/shiphistorymain.html: 'Australian military stubs',  http://en.wikipedia.org

* Note: The list covers those vessels mentioned in paragraph 1.6. It is not intended as a complete list. The vessels built in Australia and sold abroad—eg: the Pacific patrol boats—are not included. Shaded items are those vessels still in commission as of December 2006.

Naval vessels built in Australia for the RAN, cont. (1946–2006)

Date (comm.)

Vessel

Class

Builder / dockyard

1984

HMAS Dubbo

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1984

HMAS Bendigo

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1984

HMAS Geelong

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1984

HMAS Gladstone

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1984

HMAS Bunbury

Fremantle class patrol boat

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

1986

HMAS Success

Durance oil replenisher

Cockatoo Island Dockyard

1989

HMAS Mermaid

Survey motor launches

Eglo Engineering, South Australia

1989

HMAS Paluma

Survey motor launches

Eglo Engineering, South Australia

1990

HMAS Shepparton

Survey motor launches

Eglo Engineering, South Australia

1990

HMAS Benalla

Survey motor launches

Eglo Engineering, South Australia

1992

HMAS Melbourne

Adelaide class FFG (05)

AMECON, Williamstown, Melb.[1]

1993

HMAS Newcastle

Adelaide class FFG (06)

AMECON, Williamstown, Melb.

1996

HMAS Collins

Collins submarine, SSG73

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

1996

HMAS Anzac

Anzac frigate (FFH150)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

1998

HMAS Arunta

Anzac frigate (FFH151)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

1998

HMAS Farncomb

Collins submarine, SSG74

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

1999

HMAS Waller

Collins submarine, SSG75

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

1999

HMAS Huon

Huon minehunter M-82

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2000

HMAS Hawkesbury

Huon minehunter M-83

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2000

HMAS Norman

Huon minehunter M-84

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2000

HMAS Leewin

Hydrographic survey ship

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

2000

HMAS Melville

Hydrographic survey ship

North Qld Engineers & Agents, Cairns

2001

HMAS Gascoyne

Huon minehunter M-85

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2001

HMAS Dechaineux

Collins submarine, SSG76

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

2001

HMAS Sheean

Collins submarine, SSG77

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

2001

HMAS Warramunga

Anzac frigate (FFH152)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

2002

HMAS Stuart

Anzac frigate (FFH153)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

2002

HMAS Diamantina

Huon minehunter M-86

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2003

HMAS Yarra

Huon minehunter M-87

Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle

2003

HMAS Parramatta

Anzac frigate (FFH154)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

2003

HMAS Rankin

Collins submarine SSG78

Australian Submarine Corporation, SA

2004

HMAS Ballarat

Anzac frigate (FFH155)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

2005

HMAS Armidale

Armidale class patrol boat

Austal, Western Australia

2005

HMAS Toowoomba

Anzac frigate (FFH156)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

2006

HMAS Larrakia

Armidale class patrol boat

Austal, Western Australia

2006

HMAS Bathurst

Armidale class patrol boat

Austal, Western Australia

2006

HMAS Perth

Anzac frigate (FFH157)

Tenix, Williamstown, Melbourne

Source: 'Former ships of the Royal Australian Navy', Seapower Centre Australia: http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/history/shiphistorymain.html: http://en.wikipedia.org

* Note: The list covers those vessels mentioned in paragraph 1.6. It is not intended as a complete list. The vessels built in Australia and sold abroad—eg: the Pacific patrol boats—are not included. Shaded items are those still in commission as of December 2006.

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