List of ships of the Royal Australian Air Force explained

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has operated numerous ships and other watercraft.

Vessel classifications

RAAF vessel classifications include:^[1]

• 01 - Armoured Target Launch
• 02 - Rescue Launches
• 03 - Torpedo Recovery Launch
• 04 - Refueling Barge
• 05 - Refueling Barge
• 06 - Store Vessels, Large Ketches and Lighters
• 07 - Small Cabin Launch Tender & Ge neral Work Boat
• 08 - Crash Boat
• 09 - Aircraft Maintenance Scows
• 10 - Bomb Scows
• 11 - Open Hull Work Boat
• 12 - Whaler
• 13 - Pulling Dinghy
• 14 - Sailing Dinghy
• 15 - Requisitioned Vessels, Cargo Vessels and Bomb Scows
• 16 - Supply Craft
• 17 - Work Boat for General Duties
• 18 - Powered Landing Barge
• 19 - Small Lighter with a loading Derrick/Dumb Barge
• 20 - Fire Boat
• 21 - Refrigerator Freezer Barge

Former vessels

Former vessels of the RAAF include:^[1]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Air Mercy (925)

B

• 06.9 Betty Joan (ketch)

E

• 06.10 Ena (schooner)

M

• 08.3 Mary Ann

T

• 06.14 The Ruptured Duck (steel supply ship)

U

• 015.09 Una V

W

• SS Wanaka (requisitioned supply ship)
• 06.10 Schooner Waimana (schooner)

Y

• 06.11 Yalata (ketch)

Notes and References

1. Book: Jubbs, Leslie R. . Royal Australian Air Force Marine Section: the Forgotten Era of Men & Vessels . 2 March 2013 . 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915081955/http://www.futurepd.org/les/Documents/NewBook%20A.pdf. 15 September 2012.