HMAS Yarra

HMAS Yarra

Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Yarra River in Victoria.

*The first "Yarra" was a River class destroyer.
*The second "Yarra" was a Grimsby class sloop laid down by the Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney, New South Wales 24 May 1934, launched 28 March 1935 by Mrs Parkhill, wife of Archdale Parkhill, Minister for Defence and commissioned 21 January 1936. "HMAS Yarra", commanded by Lieutenant Commander Robert William Rankin RAN, was sunk by the Japanese cruisers "Atago", "Takao" and "Maya" on 4 March 1942 with the loss of 138 of her crew.
*The third "Yarra" was a River class destroyer escort.
*The fourth "Yarra" is a Huon class minehunter laid down by Australia Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales on 12 June 1999, launched 29 September 2001 and commissioned in October 2002.


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