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HMAS Perth II 'Sigs' Yellow Door

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Royal Australian Navy

c. 1965

Overview

Features painted international maritime signals flags around top half which says 'MORE by luck than good management' plus has a characture of small swan wearing sunglasses walking on water infront of a '38' on a yellow painted wooden door. A rectangular sign fixed to front reads 'Employees Only' above a metal information sign.

Historical 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.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2001.7.114

Item type

Accessories

Themes

Material

Enamel Paint

Metal

Width

690 mm

Height or length

1890 mm

Depth

138 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On front "EMPLOYEES ONLY".

Keywords

Hmas Perth Ii

Royal Australian Navy

Albany

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Friday, 20 March, 2026

Completeness

100

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