H.M.A.S. Parramatta MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates the service of all ships to bear the name "Parramatta" in the Royal Australian Navy. The original monument was unveiled at the Parramatta Bowling Club in 1973 when three greens were dedicated to the ships that bear the name Parramatta.
H.M.A.S. Parramatta was the first ship built in 1910 for the fledgling Commonwealth Naval Forces, later to become the Royal Australian Navy. H.M.A.S. Parramatta served with distinction during World War One, mostly in Australian and southeast Asian waters, although she was off Gallipoli for a brief period. She was retired from service in 1928 and the bow and stern salvaged as relics in 1973.
Location
| Address: | George Street, Queens Wharf Reserve, Parramatta, 2150 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.816111 Long: 151.013333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 9th June, 1973 |
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Plaque :
This memorial, unveiled on this day, June 9th. 1973, by Vice Admiral Sir John Collins K.B.E., C.B., RAN. has been created in memory of those officers and men, who served in Her Majesty`s Australian ships Parramatta
And to mark the occassion of the dedication of three greens to those ships who have proudly carried this city`s name.
John Sotheron, President, Parramatta sub section, Naval Association.
Ken O`Hare, President, Parramatta Bowling Club Ltd.
Plaque :
The memorial was originally dedicted in the grounds of the Parramatta Bowling Club on June 9, 1973,
Re-dedicated on this site on November 23, 1986.
Unveiled by Commodore D. H. Thompson R.A.N.
John Sotheron, President, Parramatta sub-section, Naval Association of Australia
A. A. Hyam Mayor
R. G. Muddle Town Clerk
Plaque :
HMAS Parramatta I
1910 - 1928
Torpedo Boat destroyer
Complement - 6 Officers & 90 sailors
Plaque :
HMAS Parramatta II
1060 ton Commissioned April 1940
Complement - 10 Officers & 177 sailors
Sunk by German U Boat U559
November 27th 1941 138 lost
Australia Remembers
1945 - 1995
In honour of all the men of HMAS Parramatta II who served Australia in time of conflict during World War II
Lest We Forget
John Haines OAM Lord Mayor City of Parramatta
Les G. Taylor President Parramatta Memorial Sub Section N.A.A.
The Hon. Paul Elliott Federal Member for Parramatta
7 May 1995
Plaque :
HMAS Parramatta III
2700 ton River Class destroyer
Commissioned 1961
​Complement - 17 Officers & 236 sailors
Plaque :
HMAS Parramatta IV
ANZAC Class
​Compliment - 170 Officers 27
Commissioned 04. 10. 2003
