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HMAS Perth II Engine Room No.1 Cooling Sign

Defoe Shipbuilding Company
c. 1965
Overview

A white plastic signs with black text with diagrams.

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-12-2001.7.27
Item type
Signs
Themes
Defence > Navy
Material
Plastic
Width
267 mm
Height or length
407 mm
Depth
2 mm
Weight
260 g
Inscriptions and markings

Heading in main legend reads "MN & AUX COND CIRC SYS / AUX MACH S W COOLING SYS / ENGINE ROOM NO. 1".

Keywords
Hmas Perth Ii
Royal Australian Navy
Albany
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum
Place made
United States
Year
c. 1965
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
Completeness
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HMAS Perth II Engine Room No.1 Cooling Sign

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