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HMAS Yarra (DE 45)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Yarra.
HMAS Yarra (F07/DE 45), named for the Yarra River, was a River-class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] The antisubmarine warship operated from 1961 to 1985.
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![]() HMAS Yarra (DE 45) underway circa 1962 | |
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Namesake | The Yarra River |
Builder | Williamstown Naval Dockyard |
Laid down | 9 April 1957 |
Launched | 30 September 1958 |
Commissioned | 27 July 1961 |
Decommissioned | 22 November 1985 |
Motto | "Hunt and Strike" |
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Fate | Broken up for scrap |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | River-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 2,750 tons full load |
Length | 112.8 m (370 ft) |
Beam | 12.49 m (41.0 ft) |
Draught | 5.18 m (17.0 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 250 |
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Armament |
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Notes | Taken from:[1] |
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