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 seven 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 2023

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