HMAS Parramatta (U 44)
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 HMAS Parramatta |
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| Career Australia |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 24 May 1934 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1935 |
| Commissioned: | 19 December 1935 |
| Status: | torpedoed and sunk on 27 Nov 1941 by U-559 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,060 tons (standard), 1,515 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 266 ft (79.8 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (10.8 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 6 in (2.25 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons, steam turbines, 2 shafts. 2,000 shp |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots |
| Complement: | 135 |
| Armament: | 3 x 4 inch Anti-aircraft guns, 4 x 3 pounder guns, 1 x MG, 2 x Depth Charge Throwers, 2 x twin tubes for 21 inch torpedoes |
HMAS Parramatta (U 44), the second ship to bear that name, was a Grimsby class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy that served during World War II. She was laid down on 9 November 1938 at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney in New South Wales. She was commissioned into service with the Royal Australian Navy on 8 April 1940 and soon commenced duty as a convoy escort.
Commanded by Cdr. J.H. Walker, R.A.N., DSC, Parramatta was escorting transports resupplying the Allied garrison at Tobruk, when she was torpedoed and sunk on 27 Nov 1941 by U-559 in position 32.20N, 24.35E. There were 24 survivors, but 138 men, including all officers, lost their lives.
[edit] Bibliography
- Warships of Australia, Ross Gillett, Illustrations Colin Graham, Rigby Limited, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0472-7
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