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HMAS Perth II 'Chemical Alarm' Brass Switch
c. 1965Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2001.7.50
Item type
Accessories
Material
Brass
Plastic
Width
145 mm
Height or length
196 mm
Depth
138 mm
Weight
1726 g
Inscriptions and markings
On plastic plaque "CHEMICAL / ALARM" with "OFF / ON / MODERN / METAL / MFG CO / STOCK NO / 9000-S6504-74055-REV.2" on front face.
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
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
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
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