HMAS Parramatta
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HMAS Parramatta (U44) was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built during the late 1930s, Parramatta operated in the Red Sea and Mediterranean during World War II. The sloop was torpedoed by the German submarine U-559 on 27 November 1941, and sank off Tobruk with 138 of the 162 personnel aboard.
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U44; U44
beam 11 metre, speed 16.5 knot, length 81 metre, length 81.2 metre, draft 3.07 metre, draft 2.29 metre, 3 QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun, 2 torpedo tube, 4 Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers,
Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Royal Australian Navy,
- naval-history.net page@
Location: 32.3333, 24.5833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1941-11-27T00:00:00Z
1941-11-27T00:00:00Z
shipwrecking
1939-06-10T00:00:00Z
1939-06-10T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1938-11-09T00:00:00Z
1938-11-09T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1940-04-08T00:00:00Z
1940-04-08T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | HMAS Parramatta | sloop-of-war, Grimsby-class sloop-of-war | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-568 | Type VIIC submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Grimsby | shipwreck, sloop-of-war, Grimsby-class sloop-of-war | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Launching HMAS "Parramatta", Cockatoo Dock, June 1939 - photographer Sam Hood (10150124653) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Parramatta (AWM 301145) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Rockingham Naval Memorial Park, Commemorative plaque for HMAS Parramatta (U44) and HMAS Yarra (U77) | Commons | ||



