HMAS Parramatta (U44)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Parramatta.
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 with 138 of the 162 aboard.
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HMAS Parramatta | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | The Parramatta River |
Builder | Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Laid down | 9 November 1938 |
Launched | 10 June 1939 |
Commissioned | 8 April 1940 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 27 November 1941 by U-559 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Grimsby-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,060 tons (standard), 1,515 tons (full load) |
Length | 266 ft (81 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
Propulsion | Parsons, steam turbines, 2 shafts. 2,000 shp |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 135 |
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