HMAS Yarra
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Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Yarra after the Yarra River in Victoria.
- HMAS Yarra (D79), a River class torpedo boat destroyer commissioned into the Australian Commonwealth Naval Forces in 1910, transferred to the RAN on its foundation in 1911, operated until 1929, and scuttled
- HMAS Yarra (U77), a Grimsby class sloop commissioned in 1936 and was lost on 4 March 1942 while defending a convoy from five Japanese warships
- HMAS Yarra (DE 45), a River class destroyer escort commissioned in 1961 and in service until 1985
- HMAS Yarra (M 87), a Huon class minehunter commissioned in 2003 and in active service as of 2012
[edit] Battle honours
Five battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Yarra:[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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