HMAS Yarra

HMAS Yarra Statistics

Commanding Officer	Lieutenant Commander Andrew Duff
Pennant	M 87
Class	Huon Class
Based	Sydney
Launched	19 January 2002
Commissioned	1 March 2003
Displacement	720 tonnes720,000 kg 720,000,000 g 1,587,327.84 lb 25,397,252.64 oz
Length	52.5 metres5,250 cm 0.0525 km 0.0326 mi 172.244 ft 2,066.929 in
Beam	9.9 metres990 cm 0.0099 km 0.00615 mi 32.48 ft 389.764 in
Armament	1 x 30mm DS30B gun 2 x Sutec Double Eagle mine disposal vehicles
Main Machinery	1 x Fincantieri diesel driving 1 x controllable pitch propeller 3 x Riva Calzoni auxillary propulsion units
Speed	14 knots7.202 m/s 25.928 km/h 0.0072 km/s 1,417.761 ft/min 23.629 ft/s (main engine) 6 knots (auxiliary propulsion units)
Company	36

HMAS Yarra, the sixth of six Huon Class minehunters built in Newcastle, Australia was commissioned on 01 March 2003. Like her sister ships, Yarra's unique hull design is shock resistant with a low magnetic and acoustic signature. This allows the ship to operate in hostile mine environments. When mine hunting, propulsion and precision manoeuvrability is achieved using retractable thrusters.

The Ship uses variable depth sonar to search for and prosecute mines. Upon detection, the ship deploys the remotely operated Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV) or clearance divers to identify and neutralise mines. The MDV, equipped with a searchlight, camera, sonar and disposal charge, is controlled from Ship's operations room.