The Russian Ship, STOROZHEVOY, (guided missile frigate), shadowed HMA Ships MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), in the Indian Ocean. A Tracker SE2 aircraft from MELBOURNE also sighted ...
HMAS Perth II
Australian Naval History on 8 September 1980
An Australian Squadron, consisting of HMA Ships MELBOURNE, PERTH, DERWENT, STALWART, and SUPPLY, and HMAS OTAMA, (Oberon class submarine), was deployed in the Indian Ocean on an extended flag-showing cruise ...
On the Gunline – HMAS Perth’s 3rd deployment in Vietnam
Australian Naval History on 21 March 1973
HMA Ships Derwent and Perth sailed into Massawa, Ethiopia’s chief port , firing a 21 gun salute which was returned by the Imperial Ethiopian Navy. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile ...
Australian Naval History on 29 September 1971
The Australian Naval Board announced the following gallantry awards to personnel of HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), for service in VietnamOBE CAPT I. M. Burnside, RAN; MBE LEUT D. J. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 January 1971
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), fired on Viet Cong ambush sites at An Xuyen, Vietnam, inflicting casualties. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 December 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), withdrew from the fire line off Vietnam and celebrated Christmas Day at Hong Kong. During the day the ship was visited by the Minister for ...
Australian Naval History on 21 December 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), engaged in a counter-battery duel with Viet Cong guns in the Long Hai hills, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 December 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), shelled Viet Cong in the field, and destroyed a mobile wireless van. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 December 1970
The Australian supply ship JEPARIT arrived at Vung Tau, Vietnam, on her 33rd voyage. HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), provided supporting gunfire to the US 135th Assault Helicopter Company, when ...
Australian Naval History on 15 November 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), engaged North Vietnamese guns in the hills around Da Nang, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 October 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), landed a US Commando unit in the southern area of the Demilitarised Zone in Vietnam, to ambush Viet Cong small craft ferrying mines to South ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1970
The guided missile destroyer HMAS PERTH, (CAPT I. M. Burnside, RAN), sank two Viet Cong ammunition sampans moving into the demilitarised zone in Vietnam. Later in the day PERTH’S guns ...
Australian Naval History on 4 October 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), fired on Viet Cong infiltration trails, bunkers, and supply dumps around Da Nang. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 August 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), was awarded her second USN citation for service in Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970
An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...
Australian Naval History on 10 March 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), operated on the destroyer screen of the USS KITTY HAWK, (aircraft carrier), during air strikes against North Vietnamese troops in Laos. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1970
Lieutenant Dave Gibson was seriously injured when he brought his helicopter into a landing zone east of Ben Tre that had been booby trapped with a 105mm artillery shell. The ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), bombarded enemy troop assembly points near Nui Dat, Vietnam, in support of attacks by the 1st Australian Task Force. PERTH destroyed buildings, wells, bridges, and ...
Australian Naval History on 1 February 1970
HMAS PERTH (guided missile destroyer), apprehended and boarded a fishing vessel off Phu Quoc Island and escorted it to port for interrogation. The Vietnamese crew claimed it was carrying an ...
Australian Naval History on 9 January 1970
The following awards were announced for service in Vietnamese waters:-BEM CPO H. E. Frey, (HMAS PERTH)MID CAPT A. A. Willis, (HMAS HOBART)MID LCDR R. G. Taylor, (HMAS HOBART)LCDR Taylor later ...
Australian Naval History on 21 July 1969
The USN Unit Commendation was awarded to HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), for exceptionally meritorious service in Vietnam from 9 September 1967 to 5 April 1968. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 March 1969
HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), relieved sister ship HMAS PERTH at Subic Bay, for duty in Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 March 1969
The guided missile destroyer HMAS PERTH, (CAPT D. W. Leach, RAN), acted as naval gunfire support ship for II Corps in support of an operation by the US 101st Airborne ...
Australian Naval History on 9 January 1969
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), fired her 5000th round on her second Vietnam deployment. ...