HMAS Perth explained

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Perth after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.

• , a modified light cruiser. Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Amphion in 1936, she was sold to the RAN three years later. The ship served until 1 March 1942, when she was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
• , the lead ship of the guided missile destroyers. Built as a derivative for the RAN and commissioned in 1965, the ship served until decommissioning in 1999. She was sunk as a dive wreck off the coast of Albany, Western Australia, in 2001.
• , an commissioned in 2006 and active as of 2022.

Battle honours

Nine battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Perth.^{[1] [2]}

• Atlantic 1939
• Malta Convoys 1941
• Matapan 1941
• Greece 1941
• Crete 1941
• Mediterranean 1941
• Pacific 1941–42
• Sunda Strait 1942
• Vietnam 1967–71

Notes and References

1. News: Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . Royal Australian Navy . 4 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours . 13 June 2011 .
2. Web site: Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . Royal Australian Navy . 4 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf . 14 June 2011 .