HMAS Yarra (M 87)

HMAS Yarra (M 87)

HMAS "Yarra" (M 87) is the sixth "Huon" class minehunter to have been built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the fourth warship to be named after the Yarra River in Victoria.

"Yarra" was built by Australian Defence Industries in Newcastle, New South Wales, launched on 19 January 2002, and commissioned into the RAN on 1 March 2003.

"Yarra" is based at HMAS "Waterhen" in Sydney with the majority of the RAN's mine warfare assets.

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