His Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) (or Her Majesty's Australian Ship when the monarch is female) is a ship prefix used for commissioned units of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Dec 10, 2024 · HMAS Brisbane, one of three Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyers, successfully launched a Tomahawk cruise missile, which is capable of striking land targets …

Dec 9, 2024 · The three-ship Hobart class–which in addition to Brisbane includes the class namesake, HMAS Hobart (DDG-40), as well as the destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG-42), is a sound home for the …

Sep 21, 2025 · HMAS stands for His/Her Majesty’s Australian Ship. It is a prefix used in the naming of ships commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This prefix signifies that the ship is a …

Dec 11, 2024 · The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hobart -class guided missile destroyer (DDG) HMAS Brisbane has test fired a Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time ever off the coast of San Diego, US.

Jul 22, 2024 · HMAS Sydney – built at Osborne in South Australia – is a guided missile destroyer that can provide air defence and maritime protection for accompanying ships, land forces and …

Jul 22, 2024 · Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG-42) successfully fired a Naval Strike Missile at the former amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) in the waters off Hawaii …

On June 26, 2025, the Royal Australian Navy announced that the HMAS Arafura will be formally commissioned on June 28, 2025, during a ceremony at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal. The …

Sep 10, 2024 · HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Sept. 10, 2024) — The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) departed HMAS Stirling today, marking the conclusion of a …

Jan 19, 2023 · HMAS Adroit (P-82) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland in August 1967, launched on 3 February 1968 and …