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The first HMAS Warramunga (D10/I44) was a Tribal class destroyer which was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in November 1942. Warramunga was initially assigned to convoy escort duty between Queensland and New Guinea. She later participated in many South-West Pacific landings during and was present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day. Warramunga operated in support of the United Nations Forces during the Korean War. Warramunga paid off to reserve at Sydney in December 1959 and was sold for scrap in 1963.
