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Paramatta circa 1974
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History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | The Parramatta River |
Builder | Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Laid down | 31 January 1957 |
Launched | 31 January 1959 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1961 |
Decommissioned | 11 January 1991 |
Motto | "Strike Deep" |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up for scrap |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | River-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 2,750 tons full load |
Length | 112.8 m (370 ft) |
Beam | 12.49 m (41.0 ft) |
Draught | 5.18 m (17.0 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 31.9 knots (59.1 km/h; 36.7 mph) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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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).