HMAS Yarra

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Template:Italic title prefixed Template:Use Australian English Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Yarra after the Yarra River in Victoria.

  • Template:HMAS, 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
  • Template:HMAS, a Grimsby-class sloop commissioned in 1936 and was lost on 4 March 1942 while defending a convoy from seven Japanese warships
  • Template:HMAS, a River-class destroyer escort commissioned in 1961 and in service until 1985
  • Template:HMAS, 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:<ref name=newhonours>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=honourslist>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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