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HMAS Parramatta IV

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: Garden Island 2011 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: www.navy.gov.au/hmas-parramatta-iv

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24.01.2022 Happy 17th Birthday HMAS Parramatta. Today marks 17 years since Commissioning Lady, Mrs Jill Green welcomed Parramatta into service. The Commanding Officer, CMDR Anita Nemarich RAN and Ship's Company celebrated the milestone on Friday with the cutting of a birthday cake. In Naval tradition the two youngest members of the crew, MIDN Jade Ferguson and SMNCIS Eden Wilks joined the Commanding Officer for the ceremonial cutting.

22.01.2022 At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the guns fell silent across Europe to mark the end of WW1 hostilities. Today, Remembrance Day is an opportunity to commemorate those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice across all conflicts. Lest We Forget... #WeHaveTheWatch

22.01.2022 A rusting hulk is their tombstone Leading Cook, Richard Joseph Drummond (RN) (20) Stoker, Edward Maxwell Dunlop (20) Able Seaman, Harold Clyde Dunn (20)... Steward, John Edward Dunn (43) Steward, Thomas Marten Dunn (21) Able Seaman, James Watson Jerdan Duns (30) Petty Officer Cook, Edmund David Eccleston (32) Able Seaman, Harold Arthur Erby (23) Leading Steward, Reginald Fletcher (30) Lieutenant Commander, Percy William Forwood (35) Stoker 2nd Class, Henry Charles Fox (25) Able Seaman, William Franklin (19) Able Seaman, Richard Thomas Giddy (19) Able Seaman, Christopher Goldie (27) Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, Harry Gregory (RN) (Unknown) Images courtesy of Australian War Memorial

22.01.2022 Afast on the ocean bed Able Seaman, Stafford Thomas Wedding Dowsett (19) Stoker 2nd Class, John Michale Hagin (18) Steward, Stanley John Hall (22)... Supply Assistant, William Lawson Hancox (RN) (19) Surgeon Lieutenant, Charles Frederick Harrington (27) Stoker 2nd Class, Robert Francis Haynes (20) Able Seaman, Henry Hebditch (RN) (23) Able Seaman, Leslie Arthur Hextall (39) Stoker, Allen Roy Holdsworth (19) Able Seaman, Eric Milton Hotton (22) Stoker, Robert Claude Humphreys-Grey (20) Able Seaman, Charles Francis Hunter (22) Chief Engine Room Artificer, Howard William Hunter (28) Lieutenant, Kenneth Ross Hunter (35) Image courtesy of Navyhistory.org.au

21.01.2022 25 November 1941 - HMAS Parramatta sails for the last time in company with HMS Avon Vale, escorting the heavily laden ammunition ship Hanne enroute to re-supply Tobruk. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn Able Seaman, Walter Pamment (35)... Able Seaman, Joseph Paterson (19) Petty Officer Steward, Ian Hamilton Stuart Perkins (26) Sick Berth Attendant, George Maxwell Rowen Poyser (23) Chief Writer, Edward Geoffrey Purtell (35) Petty Officer, Robert William Parrer Pyne (36) Telegraphist, Edward Quinn (21) Able Seaman, Allan John Gordon Ramsay (20) Stoker, Thomas Charles Rees (23) Petty Officer, George Edward Albert Richards (39) Petty Officer, James Frederick Robinson (RN) (40) Electrical Artificer 2nd Class, Albert George Rogers (29) Petty Officer Stoker, Alfred Francis Rose (35) Leading Supply Assistant, John Edmund Russell (26) Stoker, John Reginald Ryan (21) Stoker 2nd Class, James Edward Sanders (20) Stoker 2nd Class, James Edward Sandry (18) Stoker, William John Sangster (26) Able Seaman, Dick Satchell (20) Able Seaman, Leslie William George Savage (21) See more

20.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week and recognising the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the defence of Australia. #alwayswasalwayswillbe

18.01.2022 During NAIDOC Week 2020, the Royal Australian Navy profiles the ongoing achievements of its Indigenous Australian service personnel and celebrates the histories..., cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Navy is committed to a culturally inclusive workplace that enables our respected fighting force to deliver on its duties to Australians and actively encourages all its people to be involved in deepening their knowledge and cultural understanding during NAIDOC Week. As part of this commitment, Navy personnel participated in a didgeridoo workshop onboard HMAS Parramatta IV and, following, invited Australian Indigenous composer and virtuoso didgeridoo player, William Barton to perform a musical piece with them called 'Remembrance'. National NAIDOC

17.01.2022 At about midnight on 26th November, the three ships were positioned approximately 25 miles north of Bardia. It was pitch black, raining with a heavy surging sea. Commanding Officer, Commander Jefferson Walker, MVO, RAN, closes the supply ship Hanne, who had become confused as to her route, to hail by megaphone. The two ships remained lay close alongside, steaming slowly at 3 knots towards Tobruk. At the going down of the sun and in the morning Leading Stoker, Victor George... Schmierer (37) Leading Stoker, Wilfred Clarence Scott (39) Shipwright 1st Class, William Thomas Shepard (39) Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, Alan Leo Simpson (24) Stoker, Morris Edgar Skeggs (21) Cook, Eugene Stuart Smart (23) Ordinary Seaman, Lyall James Smith (18) Supply Assistant, William Arthur Snape (20) Cook, Michael Nicholas Sofoulis (19) Able Seaman, Robert Speddy (RN) (23) Petty Officer Stoker, Eric James Stallard (37) Leading Steward, Robert Bell Stewart (31) Able Seaman, John Richard Streeter (29) Leading Cook, Harold Frederick Thomas (23) Petty Officer, Robert Holt Thomson (RN) (Unknown) Stoker, Frederick Bernard Todd (34) Petty Officer Telegraphist, Frederick J Wafford (Unknown) Images courtesy of Australian War Memorial and Navyhistory.org.au

14.01.2022 At 12 minutes past midnight, U559 closes to a range of 2200 yards and fires three torpedoes at Parramatta as she closely escorts Hanne. All three torpedoes miss. Then at 12:45am on 27 November 1941, U559 fires a single torpedo at a range of 1500 yards, hitting Parramatta amidships. Two simultaneous explosions critically cripples Parramatta, before she rapidly rolls to starboard and disappears below the waves. Twenty One survivors were pulled from the water by HMS Avon Vale..., with three more reaching the Libyan coast and being rescued by advancing British troops. 147 persons (including passengers) was lost. We will remember then. Lest we forget. Leading Seaman, Jack Dudley Waite (23) Signalman, Edward Milton Walker (23) Sick Berth Attendant, John Edward Tucker Warner (24) Able Seaman, Andrew Petrie Watson (26) Leading Cook, Albert Edward West (38) Able Seaman, Hector Charles Weston (22) Petty Officer, Ernest Albert Whitlock (RN) (33) Leading Stoker, Charles Clare Whitmey (27) Commander, Jefferson Hirst Walker (Commanding Officer) (40) In Waters Deep (Eileen Mahoney): In ocean wastes no poppies blow, No crosses stand in ordered row, There young hearts sleep beneath the wave The spirited, the good, the brave, But stars a constant vigil keep, For them who lie beneath the deep. ‘Tis true you cannot kneel in prayer On certain spot and think. He’s there. But you can to the ocean go See whitecaps marching row on row; Know one for him will always ride In and out with every tide. And when your span of life is passed, He’ll meet you at the Captain’s Mast. And they who mourn on distant shore For sailors who’ll come home no more, Can dry their tears and pray for these Who rest beneath the heaving seas For stars that shine and winds that blow And whitecaps marching row on row. And they can never lonely be For when they lived they chose the sea. Images courtesy of Australian War Memorial and Navy Image Gallery

13.01.2022 23rd November 1941 - Having safely re-supplied the garrisons at Tobruk, HMAS Parramatta returns to Alexandria for what would ultimately be her last visit. Continued fierce assaults on the Tobruk garrison has reduced ammunition to dangerously low levels and Parramatta again prepares to sail in escort of much needed supplies. Stoker, Edward John Johnston (21) Lieutenant, Victor Vivian Johnston (36) Able Seaman, Alaric Senior Keep (20)... Stoker 2nd Class, George Wilkin Keys (22) Telegraphist, Francis George Kinnane (21) Stoker 1st Class, Charles Frederick Knapman (RN) (21) Able Seaman, Harold Charles Koy (21) Lieutenant, George William Allen Langford (29) Able Seaman, John Andrew Levere (RN) (Unknown) Petty Officer Steward, James Lewis (36) Lieutenant, Richard Hill Sandys Litchfield (RN) (26) Telegraphist, John Edward Mann (29) Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, Gilbert Lester Marchesi (23) Able Seaman, James Granville Martin (20) Images courtesy of Australian War Memorial and Navyhistory.org.au

09.01.2022 No flowers lay at their head Stoker 2nd Class, Thomas John Clayton (20) Stoker, Richard James Mannly Connelly (20) Ordinary Seaman, Donald Constance (RN) (unknown)... Stoker, Leo Bon Coulson (41) Able Seaman, Frederick Tasman Arthur Cousins (19) Supply Assistant, Max William Cranstoun (33) Petty Officer Stoker, Allan Crozier (34) Shipright 3rd Class, Stewart Stephen Jack Curling (RN) (29) Stoker, James Andrew Curtis (23) Able Seaman, Paul Andre D'Aubert (20) Stoker 2nd Class, Reginald James Daniel (22) Petty Officer Stoker, John Alan Davies (26) Petty Officer Stoker, Charles Ernest Davis (40) Stoker 2nd Class, David McNeill Dennistoun (RN) (19) Image courtesy of Navy Image Gallery

08.01.2022 At dawn on 18 November 1941 the British Eighth Army launched its long planned offensive in Libya. Two Units from the 'Tobruk Ferry', HMA Ships Parramatta (II) and Yarra (II) left Alexandria escorting a slow convoy to Tobruk, on what would become Parramatta's penultimate voyage. In the lead up to the anniversary of the sinking of Parramatta (II), we will pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Yeoman of Signals, William John Allsop (27)... Able Seaman, Thomas Patrick Anderson (20) Leading Stoker, Winbury Laurence Angwin (21) Stoker 2nd Class, Henry Arthur Apps (19) Able Seaman, Frederick Walter Cecil Balleine (24) Leading Steward, Richard John Bampton (32) Able Seaman, Charles William Barclay (34) Stoker, William George Barron (21) Petty Officer Supply, William John Bass (26) Leading Seaman, Henry Thomas Francis Bates (21) Stoker, Daniel Joseph Beer (21) Able Seaman, William George Blaydon (19) Signalman, Gordon Bloor (RN Passenger) (20) Able Seaman, Harry Bloxhom (RN) (21) Images courtesy of Australian War Memorial.

07.01.2022 They have no grave but the cruel sea. Able Seaman, Frank Holford Bowker (27) Able Seaman, Allan Brice (21) Gunner, Arthur John Brown (30)... Able Seaman, Donald William Douglas Bruce (20) Petty Officer Stoker, Henry James Bryant (35) Joiner 1st Class, David John Evans Buchan (43) Petty Officer Stoker, Carl Heinrich Burrell (40) Leading Seaman, Sydney Charles Bushell (34) Able Seaman, Raymond Henry Button (19) Petty Officer, Arthur Charles Campbell (25) Stoker, William Gordon Campbell (19) Ordinary Seaman, Albert Edward Cash (RN) (24) Able Seaman, Reginald George Chamberlain (25) Stoker, Sofus Emilius Christensen (40) Image courtesy of Navy Image Gallery

07.01.2022 Recently the ship’s company of HMAS Parramatta held a morning tea in support of Breast Cancer Awareness week. The Morning Tea included an information session and a discussion surrounding Breast Cancer. HMAS Parramatta was successful in raising $1,111 for the McGrath foundation! The McGrath foundation help fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia. They currently have 151 McGrath Breast Care Nurses, who help individuals and their families experiencing breast cancer by providing physical, psychological and emotional support, for free.

06.01.2022 An amazing and somber tribute to our fallen. Thank you William Barton for allowing us to share in the production and release of ‘Remembrance’.

05.01.2022 They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old Able Seaman, Arthur Wallace Thomas McColl (33) Signalman, Alan William McDonough (19) Able Seaman, Daniel McMillan (21)... Able Seaman, Donald Menhenick (36) Able Seaman, Percy Carlisle Henry Milham (19) Stoker, Carl James Mirnik (25) Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, Walter Robert Molloy (36) Able Seaman, Anthony Robert Moon (21) Lieutenant, Arthur Moore (33) Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, Douglas Sydney Moseley (28) Stoker, Keith Thomas Neville (23) Leading Stoker, Thomas Moyard Nielson (37) Ordinary Seaman, Allen Douglas Oakey (18) Leading Stoker, Norbert Oliver (37) Commissioned Engineer, Reginald Philip Oram (45) Image courtesy of Navy Image Gallery