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Large mounted anchor embraced by archway of anchor cable commemorates the crews of H.M.A.S. Perth.
H.M.A.S. Perth was built at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard and commissioned into the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Amphion on 15 June 1936. Purchased by the Australian Government, she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 29 June 1939. The ship was torpedoed by the Japanese and sank on 1 March 1942. Of the Perth`s company of 686, only 218 were repatriated. Many became prisoners of war and were incarcerated in camp near Batavia, Java in Indonesia.
Location
| Address: | Rockingham Beach Road, Naval Memorial Park, Rockingham, 6168 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.2625 Long: 115.745833 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Link: | http://www.anzac.dpc.wa.gov.au/ |
Dedication
H.M.A.S. Perth
A Memorial In Commemoration Of A Valiant Ship And Her Crew
HMAS Perth
Modified Leander Class Light Cruiser
Main Armament
8 Six Inch guns, 8 Four Inch guns
8 Twenty One Inch torpedo tubes
Commissioned
HMS Amphion 15 June 1935
Commissioned
HMS Perth - 29 June 1939
Battle Honours
Atlantic Convoys 1939 - Cape Matapan 1941 - Greece / Crete 1941
Malta Convoys 1941 - Java Sea 1942 - Sunda Strait 1942
Lost in action Battle of Sunda Strait, Java Sea, 1 March 1942
Crew : 652 Lost in action : 353 Died as P.O.W. Japanese : 100
Decorations
DSC : 4 DSM : 7 BEM (Military) : 1 MID : 12
