HMAS Perth

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Accession NumberP18Title (extended title only)Plaque - HMAS PerthDescriptionWooden Plaque with a raised white & gold plated engraved motif of HMAS PERTH with a Black swan on a white background. The ships motto “FIGHT AND FLOURISH” is inscribed on the bottom of the plaque.
The plaque was gifted to the Mayor and City upon a visit to Fremantle by the HMAS PERTH and has a gold plate with the inscription; Presented by Captain GF Smith Commanding Officer HMAS PERTHDateBetween 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999ProvenanceThere have been three different ships of the Royal Australian Navy with the name HMAS PERTH. The first served during the 2nd World War.
However, this plaque is associated with the 2nd HMAS PERTH.
HMAS PERTH was a Guided Missile Destroyer, commissioned in 1966 by the Royal Australian Navy. It was named after the Capital City of Western Australia. After initial sea trials in the USA, it arrived in Fremantle port in March 1966 and the crew were given Freedom of Entry to the City of Perth.
The ship then served in the Vietnam War, coming under enemy fire on several occasions.
The ship has a long link with Fremantle, having visited on many occasions and was based just south of Fremantle at HMAS Stirling for a period.
The ship served during the peace time operations of the Royal Australian Navy and also during the Persian Gulf operations. The ship was decommissioned at HMAS Stirling just south of Fremantle in 1999.
After her decommissioning the HMAS PERTH was gifted by the Royal Australian Navy to Western Australia and was used as a dive wreck, being sunk off Albany WA
There have been many Fremantle people to have served on HMAS PERTHRelevance to the CityHMAS PERTH served in the Royal Australian Navy in the defence of Australian waters and has been based around Fremantle for some of her service, including being based just south of Fremantle at HMAS Stirling at Garden Island.
The ship was decommissioned at HMAS Stirling just south of Fremantle in 1999. It then became a dive wreck off the Western Australian coast.
Gifted to the Mayor & City of Fremantle by the HMAS PERTH on a visit to Fremantle

SubjectRoyal Australian NavyHMAS PerthCollectionCivic Collection

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