HMAS Perth II Hearing Protection Sign

c. 1990
Overview

Rectangular sign with motif of head earing ear muffs in blue in upper square box and lower box featuring text in black and white with blue depictions of ear muffs and ear plugs on white background.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2001.7.45
Item type
Themes
Material
Width
305 mm
Height or length
610 mm
Depth
8 mm
Weight
776 g
Inscriptions and markings

On front "HEARING / PROTECTION AREA / EAR MUFFS AND EAR PLUGS / MUST BE WORN / BLACK HPA 110 - 118 Dba / di (af) pers 56-22)"

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.

Place made
Australia
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
Last modified
Monday, 12 January, 2026
Completeness
88
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