HMAS Parramatta
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Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Parramatta.
Named for the Parramatta River, from the Barramattagal people (burra meaning eel and matta meaning creek), a large tidal estuary of Sydney Harbour.
- The first HMAS Parramatta (D-55) was a River class destroyer launched on 9 February 1910
- The second HMAS Parramatta was a Grimsby class sloop.
- The third HMAS Parramatta (F-05/DE-46) was a River class destroyer launched on 31 January 1959
- The fourth HMAS Parramatta (154) is an Anzac class frigate launched on 17 June 2000