HMAS Perth and her ship’s company of 191 returned to her home port of Fleet Base West, Rockingham after six-months deployed on Operation MANITOU. During her mission, Perth provided maritime support to international efforts to counter and deter terrorism and the trade of narcotics on the seas in the Middle East Region. The Anzac Class frigate left Rockingham on 7 June 2016 and has since patrolled more than 25,000 nautical miles as part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces, helping to ke

Back on the water! 🚢 #HMASPerth was lowered out of dry dock last week, after upgrades to her radar capabilities, communications systems and crew-habitable areas were completed, which are a major part of the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program. 👏 Perth is 118m long, nearly 15m wide and weighs 3900 tonnes, the complexity of the manoeuvres to get her back in the water required precise coordination. 💪 Learn more 📖: bit.ly/We-Back #YourADF #AusNavy | Defence Australia

The sea holds incredible secrets of our past, like this exploration of the HMAS Perth by our own Dr James Hunter: "I love maritime and underwater archaeology because it provides a unique opportunity to study sites that are often incredibly well preserved, and—in the case of shipwrecks—capture a specific moment in time. There’s also something indescribably special about being surrounded by, and interacting with, the underwater world. The ability to physically touch and connect with the past while

HMAS Perth and her ship’s company of 191 returned to her home port of Fleet Base West, Rockingham after six-months deployed on Operation MANITOU. During her mission, Perth provided maritime support to international efforts to counter and deter terrorism and the trade of narcotics on the seas in the Middle East Region. The Anzac Class frigate left Rockingham on 7 June 2016 and has since patrolled more than 25,000 nautical miles as part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces, helping to ke

SEE inside the wreck of HMAS Perth in King George Sound in this stunning video The ship was scuttled 15 years ago this November and has now transformed into a spectacular dive site Video - Susan Stephanie | Albany Advertiser