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HMAS Perth II 'Weston' R.P.M. Meter

Weston Electrical Instrument Company
c. 1965
Overview

Rectangular grey metal box which has a central glass dial with a black arrow on a white background. A small connector and cord attached to bottom edge.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2001.7.87
Item type
Accessories
Themes
Defence > Navy
Material
Copper
Glass
Metal
Paper
Width
254 mm
Height or length
320 mm
Depth
110 mm
Weight
3915 g
Inscriptions and markings

On dial in black "WESTON / MODEL 954FD / O - 2000 - 4000 - 6000 - 8000 - 10000 / R.P.M. / SR=1:1 FS:2 MADC / USE W/MODEL 758 XF 86 GEN. / " " 9906 TRANS BOX" with "ADI / CALIBARTED / Refer to report / Ref. Cl. Date / Due Date / Operator" on small adhesive label on glass.

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
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Year
c. 1965
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research 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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Last modified
Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
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HMAS Perth II 'Weston' R.P.M. Meter

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