HMAS Yarra

Sunk

Type	Sloop
Class	Grimsby
War	Second World War
Main guns	3 × 4″ guns

Grimsby-class sloop. Fought in the invasion of Iran in 1941 and helped evacuate Singapore. Escorting three small ships south of Java on 4 March 1942, she turned to fight three Japanese heavy cruisers and was sunk; Lieutenant Commander Robert Rankin and all but 13 of her crew were killed.

AWM caption: Grimsby class sloop HMAS Yarra. Sunk by Japanese cruiser force about 400 miles south of Java on 1942-03-04 whilst escorting a convoy from Java to Fremantle. Photo: Photographer not identified, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft guns

Builder	Cockatoo Island Dockyard
Laid down	24 May 1934
Launched	28 March 1935
Commissioned	19 December 1935
Displacement	1,060 tons (standard), 1,500 tons (full load)
Length	266 ft 3 in (81.15 m)
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	135 peace, 160 war

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 March 1935

Sinking of Yarra

Sunk

4 March 1942

Robert Rankin; 13 survived