HMAS Yarra (DE 45)

HMAS Yarra (DE 45) underway circa 1962
History
Australia
NamesakeThe Yarra River
BuilderWilliamstown Naval Dockyard
Laid down9 April 1957
Launched30 September 1958
Commissioned27 July 1961
Decommissioned22 November 1985
Motto"Hunt and Strike"
Honours &
awards
FateBroken up for scrap
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeRiver-class destroyer escort
Displacement2,750 tons full load
Length112.8 m (370 ft)
Beam12.49 m (41.0 ft)
Draught5.18 m (17.0 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × English Electric steam turbines
  • 2 shafts; 30,000 shp total
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement250
Sensors &
processing systems
  • LW-02 long range air warning radar
  • 1979:
  • Mulloka sonar system
  • SPS-55 surface-search/navigation radar
  • Mark 22 fire control radar
Armament
NotesTaken from:

HMAS Yarra (F07/DE 45), named for the Yarra River, was a River-class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The antisubmarine warship operated from 1961 to 1985.

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