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HMAS Perth II 'Explosion Proof' Red Light

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Pauluhn Electric MFG. Co. Inc

c. 1965

Overview

Red opaque globe cover set in white fixing with three (3) labels on outer side.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2001.7.78

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

202 mm

Height or length

211 mm

Depth

190 mm

Weight

3564 g

Inscriptions and markings

Plaque 1 reads "CAUTION / TIGHTEN GLODE SUPPORTING RING SNUG WITH BOX FLANGE. DRILL AND / 1/8 INCH HOLE IN GLOBE SUPPORTING RING TO MATCH SLOT IN BOX / FLANGE AND SEAL WITH WIRE AND LEAD SEAL. RESEAL FIXTURE AFTER / SERVICING OR RECLAMPING. IF SAME GLOBE SUPPORTING RING IS NOT / USED WITH THE SAME FIXTURE RE-DRILLING WILL BE REQUIRED." Plaque 2 reads " MIL-F-16377/25. SYMBOL 48.2 WHITE, (SYMBOL 68.2-RED). EXPLOSIONPROOF / FIXTURES FOR USE IN THE FOLLOWING EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES. / GASOLINE, PETROLEUM, NAPTHA, ALCOHOL, ACETONE, LACQUER SOLVENT / VAPORS, AND NATURAL GAS. PAULUHN EXLECTRIC MFG. CO., INC." Plaque 3 reads "USE THE FOLLOWING REPAIR PARTS ONLY: LEAD GASKETS, NSN 5330-01-046-0440 / RED GLOBE: NSN 6210-00-399-6316, LAMP: NSN 6240-00-578-6820 / WHITE GLOBE: NSN 6210-00-237-8775 BODY: NSN 6210-00-500-2550"

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

Royal Australian Navy

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Place made

United States

Year

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

Wednesday, 21 January, 2026

Completeness

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