Parramatta.: NEW SOUTH WALES..: AUSTRALIA.:
HMAS Parramatta.: was the first ship of the Royal Australian Navy.( D 55 ) A River Class Destroyer . Commisioned in 1910 and was paid off in 1928. There have been four ships that have carried the name HMAS Parramatta.and the other three being.
HMAS Parramatta : (U 44 ) A Grimbsy Class Sloop Commissioned in 1939 and sunk by German submarine ( U599) off the coast of Tobruk on 27 November 1941.
HMAS Parramatta. (DE. 46 ) A River Class Destroyer Escort commissioned in 1961 and de-commissioned in 1991.
HMAS Parramatta: (FFH. 154 ) An Anzac Class Frigate Commissioned in 2003 and on active service as of 2016.
Four ships carrying the name of HMAS Parramatta are entitled to carry four battle honours :
Rabaul 1914 .. Adriatic 1917 - 1918 , Libya 1941 , Malaysia 1964 - 1966.
Named after the Parramatta River with such significance to the city of Sydney.
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