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HMAS Parramatta in 1918

The first HMAS Parramatta (D55) was a River class torpedo boat destroyer which was one of the first two ships to be commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in September 1910. Parramatta saw active service during World War I, taking part in operations in New Guinea in 1914 and conducting patrols in the Far East and Mediterranean Sea. Parramatta was paid off to reserve after returning to Australia in 1919 and was used as a training ship between 1924 and 1928 when she was permanently paid off and later sold for scrap.