The Australian sloop Yarra is part of an Allied naval convoy in the Pacific during World War II.
The Australian sloop “Yarra” (HMAS Yarra) had a tail number U77, belonged to the Grimsby class sloops of the early series.
The construction of the sloop “Yarra” began on May 24, 1934, launched on March 28, 1935, and was accepted into the Royal Australian Navy on December 19, 1935.
Main characteristics: displacement – 1060 tons (standard), 1515 tons (full). Length 81 m, width 11 m, draft 2.29 m. Power plant – Parsons steam turbines, two propellers, power – 2 thousand hp. The maximum speed is 16 knots. Cruising range – 7500 miles at a speed of 10 knots. Crew – 135 people.
Armament: three 102-mm cannons (QF 4 inch Mk XVI) – two at the bow, one at the stern; quad mount of 12.7 mm Vickers anti-aircraft machine guns, two torpedo tubes of 533 mm caliber, depth charges.
The Yarra warship served off the coast of Australia (1939-1940), the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean (1940), the Mediterranean Sea (1940-1941) and the Pacific Ocean (1941-1942).
The Yarra sloop was sunk on March 4, 1942 in a battle against Japanese heavy cruisers.
Source: Australian Department of Defense.
Photo source: www.flickr.com
Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo time: January 1942