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HMAS Perth II Large Brass Loudspeaker with Bolt

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c. 1965

Overview

Large circular cone-shape brass bowl with central small cone-shape brass cup fixed inside. Has three (3) fixing bolt holes within large bowl; one with bolt and washer attached.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2001.7.7

Item type

Accessories

Themes

Defence > Navy

Material

Brass

Metal

Width

316 mm

Height or length

172 mm

Depth

316 mm

Weight

3267 g

Contextual information

HMAS Perth (II) was decommissioned in October 1999 and gifted to the City of Albany for a recreational dive wreck; being scuttled on 24 November 2001. Prior to the scuttling, the City removed objects as part of preparing an ‘on-shore’ interpretive centre as per the agreement conditions by the State Government of Western Australia.

Keywords

Hmas Perth Ii

Royal Australian Navy

Albany

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Year

c. 1965

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced