Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
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Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
Type 12 River Class Destroyer Escort / Anti-Submarine frigate, HMAS Parramatta, completed an operational patrol period off Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation,September 1966.
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Re: Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
Looks a sleek vessel Brian , but like all Naval craft displaying buckled plates , unnerving .....from the standpoint of longevity ....and robust service standards ,
"What Ever Floats your Boat"
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Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Parramatta pictured conducting a replenishment at sea with HMAS Melbourne in 1969...Image Courtesy of Tony Swan.
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Destroyer Escorts: River Class
River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Stuart pictured from sister ship HMAS Torrens at Sembawang Naval Base in May 1972.
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Re: Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
River Class ASW Frigate HMS Stuart pictured on trials off Cockatoo Island Dockyard,Sydney in late 1962.She was the first ship to be fitted with Ikara.
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River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Stuart conducts a RAS with HMAS Melbourne in 1966.
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River Class DE HMAS Stuart.
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River Class Frigate HMAS Parramatta pictured from Carrier HMAS Sydney during a RAS IN 1965, later the Frigates were re-classified as Destroyer Escorts.
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Re: Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class
River Class DE HMAS Swan pictured c 1985.
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River Class DE HMAS Swan pictured c 1985.
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