KHORRAMSHAHR, PERSIAN GULF. 1941-08-21. H.M.A.S. YARRA PROCEEDED IN COMPANY OF H.M.S. FALMOUTH TO ...

KHORRAMSHAHR, PERSIAN GULF. 1941-08-21. H.M.A.S. YARRA PROCEEDED IN COMPANY OF H.M.S. FALMOUTH TO THE ENTRANCE OF KARUN RIVER ON AN OPERATION PLANNED TO DESTROY OR CAPTURE IRANIAN WARSHIPS AND THE OCCUPATION AND HOLDING OF THE NAVAL BARRACKS SITUATED ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER. IN THE SUBSEQUENT ACTION THE PERSIAN SLOOP "BABR" WAS DESTROYED AND TWO PERSIAN GUNBOATS CAPTURED. NINETY PERSIANS, INCLUDING THREE OFFICERS, WERE TAKEN PRISONER AND BROUGHT ABOARD H.M.A.S. YARRA. PICTURE SHOWS KARUN RIVER, WITH PERSIAN SLOOP "BABR" AGROUND AND BURNING AND TUGS AND DEPOT SHIP ALONGSIDE NAVAL BASE AFTER CAPTURE BY H.M.A.S. YARRA.