HMAS Perth

HMAS Perth was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the early part of World War II. She was built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the mid-1930s and was commissioned as HMS Amphion in 1936. The ship spent the next several years as flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Africa before she was transferred to the RAN in 1939 and renamed as HMAS Perth.

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1936 Wikimedia, Wikidata
D29; HMS Amphion; I29
speed 32.5 knot, length 171.4 metre, beam 17.3 metre, draft 5.9 metre,
shipwreck, light cruiser, Perth-class light cruiser, HMNB Portsmouth, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy,

Location: -5.8617, 106.1311, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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USS Houston ⓘ
1929 Northampton-class cruiser

1936-06-15T00:00:00Z

1936 HMAS Perth

1933-06-26T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1936-06-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-06-29T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1934-07-27T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-03-01T00:00:00Z

shipwrecking

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1601-12-27T00:00:00Z

1601 Battle of Bantam

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Frameless

Chief Petty Officer R. Davies of HMAS Perth SLV H98.100 3297

StateLibQld 1 139266 Perth (ship)

.50 Vickers AA guns on HMAS Perth

AUS Perth, Central Business District, Perth Town Hall 009

AUS Perth, Central Business District, Perth Town Hall 008

HMASPerth1942

Australische kruiser HMAS Perth, (1936-1942) (2158 072435)

HMAS Perth (AWM 301166)

Overhead view of HMAS Perth (D29) in March 1940

HMAS Perth (D29) in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, in March 1940

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1601	Battle of Bantam	naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Houston	Northampton-class cruiser, heavy cruiser	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Speelwijk	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1936	HMAS Perth	Perth-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Chief Petty Officer R. Davies of HMAS Perth SLV H98.100 3297		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 1 139266 Perth (ship)		Commons
commons	image		.50 Vickers AA guns on HMAS Perth		Commons
commons	image		AUS Perth, Central Business District, Perth Town Hall 009		Commons
commons	image		AUS Perth, Central Business District, Perth Town Hall 008		Commons
commons	image		HMASPerth1942		Commons
commons	image		Australische kruiser HMAS Perth, (1936-1942) (2158 072435)		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Perth (AWM 301166)		Commons
commons	image		Overhead view of HMAS Perth (D29) in March 1940		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Perth (D29) in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, in March 1940		Commons

HMAS Perth

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