Destroyer Escorts: Type 12; River Class

[Brian James]

Type 12 River Class Destroyer Escort / Anti-Submarine frigate, HMAS Parramatta, completed an operational patrol period off Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation,September 1966.

[ivorthediver]

Looks a sleek vessel Brian , but like all Naval craft displaying buckled plates , unnerving .....from the standpoint of longevity ....and robust service standards ,

[Brian James]

River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Parramatta pictured conducting a replenishment at sea with HMAS Melbourne in 1969...Image Courtesy of Tony Swan.

[Brian James]

River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Stuart pictured from sister ship HMAS Torrens at Sembawang Naval Base in May 1972.

[Brian James]

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.

[Brian James]

River Class Destroyer Escort HMAS Stuart conducts a RAS with HMAS Melbourne in 1966.

[Brian James]

River Class DE HMAS Stuart.

[Brian James]

River Class Frigate HMAS Parramatta pictured from Carrier HMAS Sydney during a RAS IN 1965, later the Frigates were re-classified as Destroyer Escorts.

[Brian James]

River Class DE HMAS Swan pictured c 1985.

[Brian James]

River Class DE HMAS Swan pictured c 1985.