HMAS Yarra (D79)
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HMAS Yarra
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 Australia
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| Namesake: | Yarra River |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers |
| Laid down: | 1909 |
| Launched: | 9 April 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 1 March 1911 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 May 1928 |
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| Fate: | Sunk as target in 1932 |
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| Class and type: | River-class torpedo-boat destroyer |
| Displacement: | 700 tons |
| Length: | 245.75 ft (74.90 m) length overall |
| Beam: | 24 ft 3.5 in (7.404 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 10,000 shp (7,500 kW), 3 shafts |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range: | 2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 68 sailors |
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HMAS Yarra, named for the Yarra River, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered in 1909 for the Commonwealth Naval Forces (the predecessor of the RAN), Yarra was temporarily commissioned into the Royal Navy on completion in 1910, and handed over to Australian control on arrival in Australia.
From 1914 to 1917, Yarra was involved in wartime patrols in the Pacific and South East Asian regions, before she and her sister ships were transferred to the Mediterranean for anti-submarine operations. She returned to Australia in 1919, and was used primarily to train naval reservists. Decommissioned into reserve then reactivated on five occasions between 1919 and 1928, Yarra was paid off for the final time in 1928, was taken to Cockatoo Island Dockyard for stripping, then was sunk in 1932 as a target ship.
Yarra had a displacement of 700 tons, a length overall of 245.75 feet (74.90 m), and beam of 24 feet 3.5 inches (7.404 m), and a maximum draught of 8 feet 10 inches (2.69 m). The destroyer was powered by three Yarrow oil-burning boilers connected to Parsons turbines, which delivered 10,000 shaft horsepower to three propeller shafts.Yarra's designed maximum speed was 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) (although she achieved a full knot higher during full-speed trials), and she had a cruising speed of 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph), giving the ship a range of 2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi). The ship's company consisted of between five officers and 68 sailors.
The destroyer's main armament consisted of a single BL 4-inch Mark VIII naval gun, supplemented by three QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns. She was also fitted with three .303-inch machine guns and three single 18-inch torpedo tubes. Later in Yarra's career, the destroyer was fitted with four chutes and two throwers for depth charges, and one of the torpedo tubes was removed.
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