COMPENDIUM: 40 Photostream images of the Type 12 destroyer escort HMAS PARRAMATTA [III].

5489. The first completed of the RAN's Type 12 frigates, HMAS PARRAMATTA and the following three ships were essentially of the Rothesay class sub-group, but incorporating a number of modifications, while the last two ships were of the Leander sub-group.

 

Built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard PARRAMATTA was completed on July 14, 1961, in intially armed a twin 4.5 inch dual purpose gun mounts, a twin 40mm bofors after and two triple sets of Limbo anti-submarine mortars. The appearance of the first four ships was dominated by the towering Dutch LW-02 air-warning radar on the foremast, which, from the fore and aft aspect, looked top-heavy for the ship [see first images below].

 

While they initially carried no guided missiles, a Seacat quad mounting soon replaced the bofors aft, and the Australian Ikara anti-submarine missile system eventually replaced one of the triple limbo mounts on the quareter deck.

 

The ships displaced 2100 tons standard, 2700 tons full load. Like her sisters, PARRAMATTA [III] underwent a four years and two months long modernisation and refit at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, in her case from June 1977 to August 1981, and emerged with a lower profile, the LW-02 radar sitting lower on the mainmast aft. The frigates spent considerable time on deployment with the Commonwealth Far East Stragetic Reserve.

 

PARRAMATTA was paid off almost 10 years after modernisation, on January 11, 1991, and sold that year for breaking up in Pakistan.

 

The Photograph above shows her departing Fremantle on October 31, 1973. It is from the RAN Archives, Navy Heritage Collection image 01964.

 

THE COMPENDIUM: 40 Photostream images of HMAS PARRAMATTA [III].

 

Pic 89: Tall ship with Dutch LW-02 air warning radar

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Pic 90: Stern view showing Seacat and Ikara missile installations.

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Pic 91: SUPER IMAGE with YARRA [III] VOYAGER [II] and VENDETTA in Japan May 1962, from Ash Moore.

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Pic 144: At the EMS mooring, Garden Island with STALWART [II] GREAT IMAGE.

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Pic 779: Trials ship PARRAMATTA joins fleet for 50th Anniversary entry June 15, 1961

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Pic 1262. At Williamstown ND opposite accommodation frigates QUICKMATCH, GASCOYNE

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Pic 1300: SUPER IMAGE At Garden Island, TCV COLAC alongside, SUPPLY behind, 1965.

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Pic 1485: March 1988, at the finger wharf at Woolloomooloo, Geoff Eastwood

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Pic 1486: second in this sequence, Woolloomooloo March 1988

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Pic 1677: third in Woolloomooloo sequence by Geoff Eastwood, March 1988

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Pic 1711: At Bicentenary Salute, Oct. 1988 by Geoff Eastwood

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Pic 1712: Second view in the line at Bicentenary Salute, Oct 1988, Geoff Eastwood

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Pic 1262. At Williamstown Naval Dockyard berthed opposite accommodation vessels QUICKMATCH and GASCOYNE:

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Pic 2170: Cup Week at Port Melbourne, 1961.

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Pic2315: Aug 31, 1948: 4.5 inch turret replace during half-life refit, Williamstown.

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Pic 2350 In the Sembawang Basin, Singapore

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Pic 2494: Offshore with HOBART [II] 1980s.

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Pic 2560: PARRAMATTA refuelling at sea, 1968

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Pic 2655 At the Fitting Out Wharf, Cockatoo Island, 1961.

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Pic 2833: PARRAMATTA fires her Limbo anti-submarine mortar, Nov. 1965.

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Pic 2882. Taking on Fuel at Gabo Island, Nov. 1965. Close-up bridge view

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Pic 2983 PARRAMATTA [III] on trials 1961, Collection of Ashley Moore.

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Pic 2984: Overhauled at Bendigo Ordnance Factory PARRA’s 4.5 inch turret is returned Aug. 1978.

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Pic 3102 Washed colour from 1961 Jubilee booklet, wearing red trials flag

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Pic 3215: Oct 13-20 1986, Exercise CROWEATER

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Pic 3509 Fourth, or detail, from earlier series at Woolloomooloo, March 1988 Geoff Eastwood

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Pic 3510: At Garden Island, Queen’s Birthday August 1982. Geoff Eastwood

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Pic. 4096 In the 1970s with original tall foremast and Dutch LW-02 air warning radar

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Pic 4281 On Exercises with other Type 12s, 1960s.

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Pic 4831: With OFL lighter alongside at Garden Island, prob. May 1969.

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Pic4850. Alongside VAMPIRE from day boat, 1984 Stephen Hood.

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Pic 5114: Heeling trials at Cockatoo Island, 1960.

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Pic 5490: Leaving Fremantle for SE Asia, Oct. 31, 1973 [similar to cover pohoto above].

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Pic 5702. PARRAMATTA [III] in Melbourne's Yarra REiver, ca. 1961-63.

Pic 5703: PARRAMATTA [III] passes BHP's IRON BARON in the Yarra, Ca. 1961-63.

 

 

The End.

PHOTOSTREAM COMPENDIA COMPLETED THUS FAR:

 

HMAS AUSTRALIA [1] Indefatigable Class battlecruiser; two parts, beginning under Entry 5476, 100 images.

 

HMAS WARRAMUNGA [I] Tribal Class destroyer: single entry under Entry 5470, 50 images

 

HMAS ARUNTA [I] Tribal Class destroyer, two parts, under pic entries 5467-5468, 80 images

 

HMAS HOBART [I] Modified Leander Class light cruiser: Two parts, under pic entries 5464-5465, 100 images

 

HMAS MELBOURNE [II] Light fleet aircraft carrier: seven parts, under pic entries 5444-5450, 350 images

 

HMAS QUEENBOROUGH, 'Q' Class or Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate; Two parts under pic entries 5435,5436, 60 images.

 

HMAS ANZAC [II] Battle Class destroyer, Two Parts under pic entries 5429-5430; 60 images.

 

HMAS SHROPSHIRE, heavy cruiser: Three Parts under pic entries 5415-5417, 75 images

 

HMAS AUSTRALIA [II] heavy cruiser : Three parts under pic entries 5412-5415, 200 images

 

BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET IN AUSTRALIA; single entry; under Pic 5365, 50 images

 

HMVS CERBERUS, single entry, under NO. 5848, 35+ images.

 

 

 

 

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