1965    

AU Perth class

US Charles F. Adams class

Guided-Missile Destroyer

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Guided-Missile Destroyer Perth class





  Specifications


333crew
3370light (tn)
4620full load (tn)
134.30length (m)
14.40beam (m)
6.10draught (m)
4500range (nm)
70000power (shp)

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Typical Max
No Landing platform










  List of Ships


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19651999 sunk 2001AURAND 38HMAS PerthVKPT
19652000 sunk 2002AURAND 39HMAS HobartVKLB
19672001 sunk 2005AURAND 41HMAS BrisbaneVKLC



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  Events


1962-jan-06OrderedOrdered AU D 38 HMAS Perth
1962-jan-06OrderedOrdered AU D 39 HMAS Hobart
1963-jan-22OrderedOrdered AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane
1965-jul-17CommissionedCommissioned AU D 38 HMAS Perth
1965-dec-18CommissionedCommissioned AU D 39 HMAS Hobart
1967-dec-16CommissionedCommissioned AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane
1974-dec-31DeploymentDeployment AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane Cyclone Tracy relief operations Departed Sydney on news of cyclone hitting Darwin. Arrived on station 31 Dec 1974 and remained active until 30 Jan 1975.
1975-janDeploymentDeployment AU D 39 HMAS Hobart Cyclone Tracy relief operations Departed Sydney on 27 Dec 1974 for Darwin. Arrived on station early Jan 1975 and remained active until 30 Jan 1975.
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Ryde Sand
1999-apr-24Port VisitPort Visit AU D 38 HMAS Perth arrived Ho Chi Minh City in company with HMAS Arunta for goodwill visit, until 28 Apr.
1999-oct-15DecommissionedDecommissioned AU D 38 HMAS Perth
2000-may-12DecommissionedDecommissioned AU D 39 HMAS Hobart
2001-oct-19DecommissionedDecommissioned AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane
2001-nov-24Fate: sunkFate: sunk AU D 38 HMAS Perth scuttled as a dive wreck off Albany (Western Australia)
2002-nov-05Fate: sunkFate: sunk AU D 39 HMAS Hobart as a dive wreck 4 nm WNW of Marina Vincent, Yankalilla Bay, South Australia
2005-jul-31Fate: sunkFate: sunk AU D 41 HMAS Brisbane as dive wreck 3.1 nm off the coast of Mudjimba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia in 30 metres (98 ft) of water









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