HMAS Yarra

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

Battle honours

Five battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Yarra:^[1]^[2]

Rabaul 1914
Adriatic 1917–18
Libya 1941
East Indies 1942
Malaysia 1964–66

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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