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HMAS Perth II D38 Postcard

Marine Photo & Publishing Co.
c. 1965
Overview

Colour postcard of HMAS Perth II (D38) sailing after being commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2009.8.2
Item type
Postcards
Themes
Defence > Navy
Material
Colored Paper
Width
140 mm
Height or length
89 mm
Weight
3 g
Inscriptions and markings

“H.M.A.S. PERTH (D 38) / H.M.A.S PERTH is named after the capital city / of the state of Western Australia and is the second ship to see service……She was commissioned at Boston on 17 July, 1965.”

Contextual Information

Colour postcard showing HMAS Perth (D38) sailing after being commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, arriving in Perth WA on 4 March 1966.

Keywords
Hmas Perth
Postcard
Royal Australian Navy
Place made
San Diego
United States
Year
c. 1965
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878

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HMAS Perth Postcard
Colour postcard of HMAS Perth II (D38)
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Rear view of postcard

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