Bataan, Tribal-class destroyer HMAS Bathurst, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Bendigo, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Biloela, fleet collier HMAS Brisbane, Town-class cruiser HMAS Cape Leeuwin, lighthouse tender CLS-4 Carpentaria, lightship MS Empress of Australia, ferry HMAS Glenelg, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Goulburn, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Huon, River-class torpedo-boat destroyer HMAS J1, J-class submarine, refit HMAS Kangaroo, Bar-class boom defence vessel HMAS Karangi, Bar-class boom defence vessel HMAS Koala, Bar-class boom defence vessel HMAS Kookaburra, Net-class boom defence vessel HMAS Mombah, coal lighter and stores ship HMAS Parramatta, River-class destroyer escort HMAS Parramatta, grimsby-class sloop HMAS Queenborough, Q-class destroyer HMAS Stalwart, escort maintenance ship HMAS Stuart, River-class destroyer escort HMAS Success, Durance-class tanker HMAS Swan, grimsby-class sloop HMAS Swan, River-class torpedo-boat destroyer Titan, floating crane, fabricated in Carlisle in the United Kingdom and assembled at Cockatoo Island Dockyard HMAS Tobruk, battle-class destroyer HMAS Torrens, River-class destroyer escort HMAS Torrens, River-class torpedo-boat destroyer HMAS Voyager, Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire, Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vigilant, auxiliary patrol boat (aka HMAS Sleuth and HMAS Hawk) Waratah, tugboat (aka Burunda) HMAS Waree, tugboat HMAS Warramunga, Tribal-class destroyer HMAS Warrego, grimsby-class sloop HMAS Warrego, River-class torpedo-boat destroyer, fabricated in England and reassembled at Cockatoo Island Dockyard Wattle, steam tug HMAS Yarra, grimsby-class sloop Yelta, steam tug Closure By the 1980s, much of the dockyard's machinery was obsolete and it was in need of a major and expensive upgrade were it to continue in operation. In 1987, the dockyard was listed as an asset to be sold following a review of defence facilities. The Commonwealth government announced that the dockyard lease would not be renewed beyond 1 January 1993, and that the island would be sold. New contracts in negotiation were largely cancelled, and operations thereafter largely focused on completing existing contracts. The last submarine to be refitted at Cockatoo Island was , handed back to the government on 4 June 1991. The dockyard was decommissioned on 31 December 1991. Many buildings and wharves were demolished following the closure of the site; however, the remainder of the site is now heritage-listed. See also Naval Base Sydney References Further reading Cockatoo Island (New South Wales) Shipyards of New South Wales