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
E
M
T
- 06.14 The Ruptured Duck (steel supply ship)
U
W
- SS Wanaka (requisitioned supply ship)
- 06.10 Schooner Waimana (schooner)
Y
References
- ^ a b Jubbs, Leslie R. (1997). Royal Australian Air Force Marine Section: the Forgotten Era of Men & Vessels (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
