HMAS Perth II Large Valve Wheel

c. 1965

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2001.7.58

Item type

Accessories

Themes

Defence > Navy

Material

Aluminium

Width

254 mm

Height or length

254 mm

Depth

28 mm

Weight

943 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front "OPEN" with "55" on back.

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

Australia

Year

c. 1965

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

Friday, 20 March, 2026

Completeness

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