THE Navy has raised concern about the apparent looting of the wreck of the HMAS Perth, which was sunk near Java in 1942 with the loss of 353 lives. Claims that scrap merchants were stripping the HMAS ...

HMAS Perth saw action in many theatres of World War II. Photo: Geoffrey Ward David Manning survived the sinking of HMAS Perth in World War II. Photo: Penny Stephens ...

LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: One dark night off the coast of Java in 1942, two Allied ships were caught off-guard and forced to face the invading Japanese battle fleet alone. The Australian warships HMAS ...

In the early hours of March 1, 1942, the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth and an American warship, USS Houston, ran into a powerful Japanese invasion fleet in the Sunda Strait in the Java Sea. In the ...

The 192 personnel are headed to the Middle East as part of Operation Manitou. Perth’s Commanding Officer Captain Ivan Ingham said the deployment was part of a multi-national Combined Maritime Forces ...

What: The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Perth will visit Wellington, NZ to participate in ANZAC Day remembrance ceremonies in Wellington and Carterton, demonstrate the capabilities ...

Deep in Indonesia’s Banten Bay, HMAS Perth does not come into view all at once but reveals itself slowly. In the silty blue water, the final resting place of one of Australia’s most revered warships ...

THERE were emotional scenes at Fleet Base West this morning as family and friends gathered to say goodbye as HMAS Perth set sail for its first mission abroad. The 192 personnel are headed to the ...

Warrant Officer Class Two Carl Stanley watched his beloved fishing boat perish at sea. Three months later, a Navy frigate made a strange discovery, 1600 kilometres from where the ‘Plastic Fantastic’ ...