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HMAS Perth (D 38)
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 HMAS Perth in Sydney Harbour |
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| Career Australia |  |
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| Builder: | Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 21 September 1962 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1963 |
| Commissioned: | 17 July 1965 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 October 1999 |
| Status: | Sunk as dive wreck |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,600 tons |
| Length: | 134 m |
| Beam: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 6 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric steam turbines providing 70,000 hp (52 mW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 310 |
| Armament: | Mk 13 Mod 6 launcher for SM-1; 2 x 127 mm/54 (5 in/54) Mk 42; 2 x 20 mm Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx; 2 x triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
| Motto: | "Fight And Flourish" |
| Honours and awards: | Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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The second HMAS Perth (D 38) was a definat Perth class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy, laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, USA on 21 September 1962, launched on 26 September 1963, and commissioned on 17 July 1965.
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Perth served as plane guard for carriers on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Operation Sea Dragon and Operation Market Time, patrolled on Search and Rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the conflict in Vietnam. Perth was awarded the United States Navy Unit Commendation and Meritorious Unit Commendation for her service in Vietnam.
HMAS Perth paid off on 15 October 1999 and was sunk as a dive wreck off Albany in Western Australia on 24 November 2001.
| Perth class destroyer (modified Charles F. Adams class destroyer) |
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