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Allied Warships

HMAS Yarra (L 77 / U 77)

Sloop of the Grimsby class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeSloop
ClassGrimsby 
PennantL 77 / U 77 
Built byCockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered 
Laid down24 May, 1934 
Launched28 Mar, 1935 
Commissioned21 Jan, 1936 
Lost4 Mar, 1942 
Loss position
 
History

HMAS Yarra (Lt.Cdr. Robert William Rankin, RAN) was sunk south off Java in a gun battle with by the Japanese heavy cruisers Atago, Maya and Takao.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Hastings Harrington, RAN
30 August 1939 – 11 February 1942
Promoted to Cdr. on ???

Lt.Cdr. Robert William Rankin, RAN
11 February 1942 - 4 March 1942 

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