List of Royal Australian Navy losses

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This is a list of [[Royal Australian Navy]] vessels which were damaged or sunk causing loss of life, in warlike and non-warlike circumstances. The list includes incidents involving equipment (helicopters, [[whaleboat|whaleboats]]) attached to ships and naval establishments. Fatalities include all lives lost at each incident.
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{| class="wikitable"
! Deaths
! Vessel
! Event
! Operation
! Location
! Date
! Vessel fate
!
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 645
| [[HMAS Sydney (D48)|HMAS Sydney]]
| [[Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran|naval battle]]
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Western Australia]]
| 19 November 1941
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 353
| [[HMAS Perth (D29)|HMAS Perth]]
| [[Battle of Sundra Strait]]
| [[World War II]]
| [[Sunda Strait]], [[Dutch East Indies]]
| 28 February - 1 March 1942
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 138
| [[HMAS Parramatta (U44)|HMAS Parramatta]]
| Torpedoed by [[German submarine U-559]]
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Tobruk]], [[Libya]]
| 27 November 1941
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 138
| [[HMAS Yarra (U77)|HMAS Yarra]]
| Naval battle with Japanese fleet
| [[World War II]]
| between [[Java]] and [[Western Australia]]
| 4 March 1942
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 100
| [[HMAS Armidale (J240)|HMAS Armidale]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| [[Arafura Sea]]
| 30 November 1942
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 84
| [[HMAS Canberra (D33)|HMAS Canberra]]
| [[Battle of Savo Island]]
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Savo Island]], [[British Solomon Islands]]
| 9 August 1942
| scuttled
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 82
| [[HMAS Voyager (D04)|HMAS Voyager]]
| Collision with [[HMAS Melbourne (R21)|HMAS Melbourne]]
| Peacetime
| [[Jervis Bay]], [[Australia]]
| 10 February 1964
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 35
| [[HMAS AE1|AE1]]
| Diving accident
| [[World War I]]
| off Neulauenburg Islands ([[Duke of York Islands]]), [[German New Guinea]]
| 14 September 1914
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 31
| [[HMAS Matafele|HMAS Matafele]]
| Lost, presumed accidentally sunk
| [[World War II]]
| near [[China Strait]], [[Territory of Papua]]
| 20 June 1944
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 30
| [[HMAS Australia (D84)|HMAS Australia]]
| [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] - possible Japanese [[Kamikaze]] attack
| [[World War II]]
| [[Leyte Gulf]], [[Philippines]]
| 21 October 1944
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 25
| [[HMAS Australia (D84)|HMAS Australia]]
| [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]] - [[Kamikaze]] attack
| [[World War II]]
| [[Lingayen Gulf]], [[Philippines]]
| 6 January 1945
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 24
| [[HMAS Goorangai|HMAS Goorangai]]
| Accidental collision with MV ''Duntroon''
| [[World War II]]
| [[Port Philip Bay]], [[Australia]]
| 20 November 1940
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 21
| [[HMAS Kuttabul|HMAS Kuttabul]]
| Torpedoed by Japanese submarine
| [[World War II]]
| [[Sydney Harbour]]
| 1 June 1942
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 14
| [[HMAS Australia (D84)|HMAS Australia]]
| [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]] - [[Kamikaze]] attack
| [[World War II]]
| [[Lingayen Gulf]], [[Philippines]]
| 6 January 1945
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 13
| [[HMAS Hobart (D63)|HMAS Hobart]]
| torpodoed by Japanese submarine
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Espirito Santo]], [[Solomon Islands]]
| 20 July 1943
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 13
| [[HMAS Perth (D29)|HMAS Perth]]
| Aerial attack from German aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Sphakia]], [[Greece]]
| 29 May 1941
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 10
| [[HMAS Nizam (G38)|HMAS Nizam]]
| Freak wave washes crew overboard
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Cape Leeuwin]], [[Western Australia]]
| 11 February 1945
| undamaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 9
| [[HMAS Vampire (D68)|HMAS Vampire]]
| [[Indian Ocean raid]] - Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Ceylon]]
| 9 April 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 9
| [[817 Squadron RAN]] (helicopter)
| [[2005 Nias Island Sea King crash|helicopter crash during earthquake relief operations]]
| [[Operation Sumatra Assist]]
| [[Nias]], Indonesia
| 2 April 20005
| lost (aircraft)
|
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 8
| [[HMAS Patricia Cam|HMAS Patricia Cam]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Arnhem Land]], [[Australia]]
| 22 January 1943
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 8
| [[HMAS Tarakan (L3017)|HMAS Tarakan]]
| Accidental explosion while undergoing repairs
| Peacetime
| [[Garden Island, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| 25 January 1950
| scrapped
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 7
| [[HMAS Pirie (J189)|HMAS Pirie]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| [[Oro Bay]], [[Territory of New Guinea]]
| 11 April 1943
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 6
| [[HMAS Nizam (G38)|HMAS Nizam]]
| Aerial attack from German aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Tobruk]], [[Libya]]
| 21 October 1941
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 5
| [[HMAS Sydney (R17)|HMAS Sydney]] (whaleboat)
| [[Whaleboat]] capsizes during training exercise
| Peacetime
| off [[Hayman Island]], [[Australia]]
| 17 October 1963
| undamaged
|
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Sydney (1912)|HMAS Sydney]]
| [[Battle of Cocos|Naval battle with German raider]]
| [[World War I]]
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands
| 9 November 1914
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Nestor (G02)|HMAS Nestor]]
| Aerial attack from Italian aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Crete]], [[Greece]]
| 15 June 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Warrnambool (J202)|HMAS Warrnambool]]
| Struck mine while carrying out clearance work
| Peacetime
| off northern [[Queensland
| 13 September 1947
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Westralia (O 195)|HMAS Westralia]]
| Onboard fire
| Peacetime
| off [[Western Australia]]
| 5 May 1998
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Perth (D29)|HMAS Perth]]
| Aerial attack from German aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Crete]], [[Greece]]
| 30 May 1941
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 4
| [[HMAS Tambar|HMAS Tambar]]
| Accidental attack from shore battery
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Moreton Island]], [[Queensland]]
| 4 March 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
| [[HMAS Australia (D84)|HMAS Australia]] (plane)
| [[Operation Menace]] - HMAS Australia's spotting plane shot down by Vichy France aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Dakar]], [[French West Africa]]
| 25 September 1940
| lost (aircraft)
|
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
| [[HMAS Swan (U74)|HMAS Swan]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft during [[Bombing of Darwin|bombing of Darwin]]
| [[World War II]]
| [[Darwin]], Australia
| 19 February 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
| [[HMAS Lismore (J145)|HMAS Lismore]]
| [[Whaleboat]] capsizes while transporting crew
| [[World War II]]
| [[Jervis Bay]], [[Australia]]
| 10 February 1941
| undamaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 3
| [[HMAS Wallaroo|HMAS Wallaroo]]
| Accidental collision with US Liberty Ship ''Henry Gilbert Costin''
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Fremantle]], [[Western Australia]]
| 11 June 1943
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Arrow (P 88)|HMAS Arrow]]
| Collision with wharf caused by [[Cyclone Tracy]]
| Peacetime
| [[Darwin]], [[Australia]]
| 25 December 1974
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Kanimbla (L 51)|HMAS Kanimbla]] (helicopter)
| Onboard helicopter crash
| [[Operation Quickstep]]
| off [[Fiji]]
| 29 November 2006
| lost (aircraft)
|
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Hobart (D 39)|HMAS Hobart]]
| Accidental aerial attack from US aircraft
| [[Vietnam War]]
| off [[Tiger Island|Con Co Island]], [[Democratic Republic of Vietnam]]
| 17 June 1968
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Arunta (I30)|HMAS Arunta]]
| [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]] - [[Kamikaze]] attack
| [[World War II]]
| [[Lingayen Gulf]], [[Philippines]]
| 6 January 1945
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Napier (G97)|HMAS Napier]]
| Freak wave washes crew overboard
| [[World War II]]
| [[Bass Strait]], [[Australia]]
| 7 March 1945
| undamaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Kara Kara|HMAS Kara Kara]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft during [[Bombing of Darwin|bombing of Darwin]]
| [[World War II]]
| [[Darwin]], Australia
| 19 February 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Woomera|HMAS Woomera]]
| Accidental explosion during ammunition disposal
| Peacetime
| off [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| 11 October 1960
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMS Vengeance (R71)|HMAS Vengeance]] (whaleboat)
| [[Whaleboat]] capsizes while transporting crew
| Peacetime
| [[Port Philip Bay]], [[Australia]]
| 9 March 1954
| undamaged
|
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Colac|HMAS Colac]]
| Shore-based gunfire
| [[World War II]]
| [[Solomon Islands]]
| 26 May 1945
| undamaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 2
| [[HMAS Lolita|HMAS Lolita]]
| Accidental explosion
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Madang]], [[Territory of New Guinea]]
| 13 June 1945
| missing
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 1
| [[HMAS Vampire (D68)|HMAS Vampire]]
| [[Battle of Calabria]] - Aerial attack from Italian aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Punta Stilo]], [[Italy]]
| 9 July 1940
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 1
| [[HMAS Waterhen (D22)|HMAS Waterhen]]
| Aerial attack from German and Italian aircraft
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Sollum]], [[Egypt]]
| 30 June 1941
| lost
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 1
| [[HMAS Kangaroo|HMAS Kangaroo]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft during [[Bombing of Darwin|bombing of Darwin]]
| [[World War II]]
| [[Darwin]], Australia
| 19 February 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 1
| [[HMAS Gunbar|HMAS Gunbar]]
| Aerial attack from Japanese aircraft during [[Bombing of Darwin|bombing of Darwin]]
| [[World War II]]
| [[Darwin]], Australia
| 22 February 1942
| damaged
| <ref></ref>
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| 1
| [[HMAS Chinampa|HMAS Chinampa]]
| Shore-based gunfire
| [[World War II]]
| off [[Saumlaki]], [[Dutch East Indies]]
| 31 August 1942
| undamaged
| <ref></ref>
|}

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