HMAS Parramatta
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Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy been named HMAS Parramatta, for the Parramatta River. The name comes from the Barramattagal people (burra meaning eel and matta meaning creek).
- HMAS Parramatta (D55), a River class destroyer commissioned in 1910, paid off in 1928, and sold for scrap
- HMAS Parramatta (U44), a Grimsby class sloop commissioned in 1939, and sunk by U-559 off Tobruk on 27 November 1941.
- HMAS Parramatta (DE 46), a River class destroyer escort commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned in 1991
- HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), an Anzac class frigate commissioned in 2003 and active as of 2011
[edit] Battle honours
Ships named HMAS Parramatta are entitled to carry four battle honours:[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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