HMAS Stalwart

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Accession NumberP845Title (extended title only)HMAS StalwartDescriptionShips Plaque - 'HMAS Stalwart’ - Heart of Oak' - Gold plaque on wood backing (CE110) gifted to Fremantle Council – Gold plate with inscription – ‘Presented by Captain M.S. Unwin R.A.N. 1984’ - Ship was built in 1968 and decommissioned 1990DateBetween 1st January 1984 and 31st December 1984ProvenanceHMAS Stalwart - HMAS Stalwart (A 215/D 215) was an Australian-designed and constructed Escort Maintenance ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned on 9 February 1968 and decommissioned on 9 March 1990, Stalwart served as a destroyer tender, the RAN flagship, and a training vessel during her career. She was sold in 1993 for conversion into a short-range cruise ship, under the names MV Her Majesty M, then MV Tara II. The vessel did not enter civilian service before she was broken up for scrap in 2003.Relevance to the CityHelps show relationship between Fremantle and the Australian Navy – The ship visited Fremantle in 1982, 1984 and on other occasions.

SubjectRoyal Australian NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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