HMAS Yarroma

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HMAS Yarroma in Sydney, February 1944
History
Australia
Name: Yarroma
History
Australia
Name: Yarroma
Honours and
awards:
General characteristics
Armament: 1 .303 Vickers MG, 4 Depth charges

HMAS Yarroma was a channel patrol boat of the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. During the attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, Yarroma fired depth charges at Japanese midget submarine, with the submarine's two crew members destroying their vessel with demolition charges and committing suicide.

Yarroma was awarded the battle honour "Pacific 1942".[1][2]

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