HMAS Yarra (M 87)

	HMAS Yarra in 2013
History
Australia
Name	Yarra
Namesake	Yarra River
Builder	Australian Defence Industries
Launched	19 January 2002
Commissioned	1 March 2003
Homeport	HMAS Waterhen
Identification	MMSI number: 503126000
Motto	"Hunt and strike"
Honours and; awards	Five inherited battle honours
Status	Active as of 2016
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General characteristics
Class and type	Huon-class minehunter
Displacement	732 tons at full load
Length	52.5 m (172 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught	3 m (9.8 ft)
Propulsion	1 × Fincantieri GMT BL230-BN diesel motor, 1,985 bhp (1,480 kW), 1 × controllable-pitch propeller; 3 × 120 hp (89 kW) Riva Calzoni azimuth thrusters;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on diesel; 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) on thrusters;
Range	1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	19 days
Complement	6 officers and 34 sailors, plus up to 9 additional
Sensors and ; processing systems	Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007 navigational radar; GEC-Marconi Type 2093M variable-depth minehunting sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AWADI PRISM radar warning and direction-finding system; Radamec 1400N surveillance system; 2 × Wallop Super Barricade decoy launchers;
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30B rapid fire cannon; 2 × 0.50 calibre machine guns; 2 × SUTEC Double Eagle mine disposal vehicles;

HMAS Yarra (M 87) is the sixth Huon-class minehunter to have been built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the fourth warship to be named after the Yarra River in Victoria. Built by a joint partnership between Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA, Yarra was constructed at ADI's Newcastle shipyard, and entered service in 2003.

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