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Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
Treaty
Tension
Decoration
Place
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Technical Details
Ship
HMAS Perth
Operated By
Country
Australia
Unit Type
Ship
Ship Class
Image
Ship Class
HMS Modified Leander
Ship Type
Cruiser
Sunk In
Activity
1942 03 01 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Sunda Strait
Posted To By
Posting
1939 06 01 Farncomb H B
End
1942 Jun 01
Post
Person
Farncomb H B
Decoration
Companion Of The Order Of The Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Member Of The Royal Victorian Order
Duration
Year
3yr
Age Of Person
40.25yr
Rank
Captain
Posting
Year
3yr
Flag
Posting
Year
3yr
Posting Duration
Year
3yr
Postings
1
Alias
Summary
Amphion
Commissioned into RAN June 1939.
Units
Operated By
Country
Australia
Ships
Built By
Shipbuilder
Laid Down
YMD
Launch
YMD
Commissioned
YMD
Final
YMD
On Slip
Fitting Out
Total Building
Life
Year
Portsmouth Dockyard
1933 Jan 26
1934 Jul 27
1936 Jul 06
1942 Mar 01
547day
710day
1 257day
5.65yr
Activities
1)
Involved In
Activity
2) 1:
as
3) 2:
Commanded By
4) 3:
Rank
5) 2:
Engagement Result
1942 03 01 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Sunda Strait
N
Waller H M L
Captain
Sunk
1941 03 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Cape Matapan, Greece
N
Bowyer-Smyth Sir P W
Captain
1942 02 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Java Sea
N
Waller H M L
Captain
Assignments
Covered By
Assignment
Assign To
Unit
Summary
1939-Dec-01 HMS Caradoc - HMS Despatch - HMS Effingham - - BR West Indies
BR West Indies
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