HMAS Yarra (ll)

HMAS Yarra is a Grimsby Class, Sloop built at the Cockatoo Islands Dockyard. The design of Yarra was based on the second batch of the successful Royal Navy Grimsby Class Minesweeping Sloops. These vessels were also designed for convoy escort duties. The Yarra differed from that of the Grimsby's by having three 4-inch high angle guns.