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HMAS Parramatta (rear) alongside USS Theodore Roosevelt
HMAS Parramatta (rear) alongside USS Theodore Roosevelt

The fourth HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) is a Royal Australian Navy Anzac class frigate. Parramatta was built by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown, Victoria and was commissioned in October 2003. She conducted her first deployment to the Persian Gulf between November 2005 and April 2006. During this duty period her crew carried out 186 vessel boardings and security patrols. She was also involved in training other vessels in the Iraq Coalition.