The newly commissioned HMAS Perth sailed from Portsmouth for New York on the first leg of her trip to Australia. She was to spend 6 months in the West Indies on patrol before continuing the journey. World War Two started while she was still in the West Indies.
Australian Naval History on 27 July 1939
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