Parramatta was laid down by Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney, New South Wales on 31 January 1957. She was launched on 31 January 1959 by Lady Dowling, wife of the First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff, and commissioned into the RAN on 14 July 1961.
The ship served on patrol duties during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation during the mid-1960s. On 3 June 1964, Parramatta and sister ship Yarra met the troop transport HMAS Sydney off the Philippines and escorted her to Kota Kinabalu, Singapore, and Penang to deliver Australian military units and supplies.[1]Parramatta escorted the former aircraft carrier back to Fremantle: the return voyage to Australia was interrupted on the morning of 23 June by the detection of a suspected Indonesian submarine: the two Australian ships performed evasion tactics for eighteen hours before resuming the voyage.[2] Other deployments[clarification needed] were made during 1965 and 1966, with this service later recognised by the battle honour "Malaysia 1964–66".[3][4]
During late May and early June 1965, Parramatta was one of several ships escorting Sydney on her first troop transport voyage to South Vietnam.[5]Parramatta and Sydney worked together on the latter's tenth Vietnam voyage during March and April 1968.[6]Parramatta's third escort run with Sydney occurred in May 1971; the former carrier's twentieth Vietnam voyage.[7]
On 17 July 1976, Parramatta was en route to Singapore when she was diverted to Bali in response to the 1976 Bali earthquake.[8]
Parramatta underwent a modernisation refit at Williamstown Naval Dockyard between 3 June 1977 and 26 August 1981, and visited the People's Republic of China in 1986.
Decommissioning and fate
Parramatta' paid off on 11 January 1991. She was sold in August 1991, and broken up for scrap in Pakistan.
The ship's twin 4.5 inch Mark 6 gun turret, along with the captain's cabin from time of the ship's decommissioning, are preserved at the RAN Naval Heritage Collection Repository on Spectacle Island, Sydney.[9]
^Paroz, Des. "Spectacle Island - the guardian of Navy's heart and soul". Navy Daily. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
References
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Nott, Rodney; Payne, Noel (2008) [1994]. The Vung Tau Ferry: HMAS Sydney and Escort Ships (4th ed.). Dural, NSW: Rosenberg. ISBN978-1-877058-72-1. OCLC 254773862.
Pfennigwerth, Ian (2008). Tiger Territory: The untold story of the Royal Australian Navy in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1971. Kenthurst, NSW: Rosenberg. ISBN978-1-877058-65-3. OCLC 191754413.
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For other ships with the same name see HMAS Parramatta This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMAS Parramatta DE 46 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message HMAS Parramatta F05 DE 46 named for the Parramatta River was a River class destroyer escort a licence built Type 12 frigate of the Royal Australian Navy RAN Paramatta circa 1974HistoryAustraliaNamesakeThe Parramatta RiverBuilderCockatoo Island DockyardLaid down31 January 1957Launched31 January 1959Commissioned14 July 1961Decommissioned11 January 1991Motto Strike Deep Honours andawardsBattle honours Indonesia Malaysia Confrontation Plus three inherited battle honoursFateBroken up for scrapBadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeRiver class destroyer escortDisplacement2 750 tons full loadLength112 8 m 370 ft Beam12 49 m 41 0 ft Draught5 18 m 17 0 ft Propulsion2 English Electric steam turbines 2 shafts 30 000 shp totalSpeed31 9 knots 59 1 km h 36 7 mph Sensors and processing systemsLW02 long range air warning radar 1979 Mulloka sonar system SPS 55 surface search navigation radar Mark 22 fire control radarArmamentOriginal 2 4 5 inch Mark 6 guns 1 twin turret 2 Limbo Mark 10 anti submarine mortar 1979 refit 1 quad Seacat SAM launcher 1 Ikara ASW system 2 Mark 32 torpedo tubes Contents 1 Construction 2 Operational history 3 Decommissioning and fate 4 Citations 5 ReferencesConstruction EditParramatta was laid down by Cockatoo Island Dockyard at Sydney New South Wales on 31 January 1957 She was launched on 31 January 1959 by Lady Dowling wife of the First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff and commissioned into the RAN on 14 July 1961 Operational history EditParramatta escorted Royal Yacht Britannia during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1963 The ship served on patrol duties during the Indonesia Malaysia Confrontation during the mid 1960s On 3 June 1964 Parramatta and sister ship Yarra met the troop transport HMAS Sydney off the Philippines and escorted her to Kota Kinabalu Singapore and Penang to deliver Australian military units and supplies 1 Parramatta escorted the former aircraft carrier back to Fremantle the return voyage to Australia was interrupted on the morning of 23 June by the detection of a suspected Indonesian submarine the two Australian ships performed evasion tactics for eighteen hours before resuming the voyage 2 Other deployments clarification needed were made during 1965 and 1966 with this service later recognised by the battle honour Malaysia 1964 66 3 4 During late May and early June 1965 Parramatta was one of several ships escorting Sydney on her first troop transport voyage to South Vietnam 5 Parramatta and Sydney worked together on the latter s tenth Vietnam voyage during March and April 1968 6 Parramatta s third escort run with Sydney occurred in May 1971 the former carrier s twentieth Vietnam voyage 7 On 17 July 1976 Parramatta was en route to Singapore when she was diverted to Bali in response to the 1976 Bali earthquake 8 Parramatta underwent a modernisation refit at Williamstown Naval Dockyard between 3 June 1977 and 26 August 1981 and visited the People s Republic of China in 1986 Decommissioning and fate EditParramatta paid off on 11 January 1991 She was sold in August 1991 and broken up for scrap in Pakistan The ship s twin 4 5 inch Mark 6 gun turret along with the captain s cabin from time of the ship s decommissioning are preserved at the RAN Naval Heritage Collection Repository on Spectacle Island Sydney 9 Citations Edit Pfennigwerth Tiger Territory pp 159 61 Pfennigwerth Tiger Territory p 161 Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours Royal Australian Navy 1 March 2010 Archived from the original on 13 June 2011 Retrieved 23 December 2012 Royal Australian Navy Ship Unit Battle Honours PDF Royal Australian Navy 1 March 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 14 June 2011 Retrieved 23 December 2012 Nott amp Payne The Vung Tau Ferry p 169 Nott amp Payne The Vung Tau Ferry p 173 Nott amp Payne The Vung Tau Ferry pp 176 7 HMAS Parramatta III navy gov au Royal Australian Navy Retrieved 13 June 2015 Paroz Des Spectacle Island the guardian of Navy s heart and soul Navy Daily Royal Australian Navy Retrieved 24 October 2014 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMAS Parramatta DE 46 Nott Rodney Payne Noel 2008 1994 The Vung Tau Ferry HMAS Sydney and Escort Ships 4th ed Dural NSW Rosenberg ISBN 978 1 877058 72 1 OCLC 254773862 Pfennigwerth Ian 2008 Tiger Territory The untold story of the Royal Australian Navy in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1971 Kenthurst NSW Rosenberg ISBN 978 1 877058 65 3 OCLC 191754413 This article about a specific Australian naval ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMAS 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