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HMAS Perth II Engine Indicator

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Sign-Trans Inc

c. 1965

Overview

Rectangular grey metal box which has a central glass dial with a red and green arrow points. Has small steel plaque beneath glass dial, and cord attachment located behind on bottom.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2001.7.13

Item type

Accessories

Themes

Defence > Navy

Material

Glass

Metal

Width

230 mm

Height or length

310 mm

Depth

185 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On plaque "ENGINE ORDER / EQUIPMENT . INDICATOR TYPE IC/2UB01-2 / DWG. NO. NAV-320 REV. / 115 VOLTS 60 CYCLES / MANUFACTURED BY / SIG-TRANS, INC. / AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS / U. S. A."

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

Hmas Perth Ii

Royal Australian Navy

Albany

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Place made

Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States

Year

c. 1965

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria