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The first HMAS Yarra was a "River" class torpedo-boat destroyer, and the second ship built for the Commonwealth Naval Forces. She was built in Scotland and was commissioned as a Royal Navy ship for the voyage to Australia in September 1910. On the outbreak of the First World War, Yarra took part in operations against Germany's Pacific colonies, returning to home waters in February 1915. In May 1917, together with the rest of the Australian Destroyer Flotilla, Yarra sailed for the Mediterranean where she operated as a unit of the British 5th Destroyer Flotilla. Following the end of the war Yarra was laid up for disposal and was eventually sunk in 1929 off Port Jackson.