The British Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, Mrs Churchill, Lord and Lady Halifax, and American Special Envoy Harry Hopkins, embarked in HMAS NAPIER for passage from Thurso to Scapa Flow. ...
HMAS Perth I
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1941
HMAS Perth, with machinery defects, was berthed at Malta from 14 to 17 January 1941. The auxiliary minesweeper HMAS TOORIE was commissioned. TOORIE, (ex-SIR ARTHUR DORMAN), was laid down in ...
Australian Naval History on 28 December 1940
HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), was painted in camouflage colours. The pattern and colour scheme was so unusual the ship was requested to ‘try again’. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1940
HMAS PERTH was at Alexandria for camouflage painting on the 27/12/40 and 28/12/40, and on the 30/12/40 replaced sister ship SYDNEY in the 7th Cruiser Squadron. HMAS VAMPIRE, (destroyer), sailed ...
Australian Naval History on 24 December 1940
HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), relieved HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), in the Mediterranean Fleet. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 December 1940
HMAS PERTH arrived at Aden for escort duty in the Red Sea until 22 December and HMS HOBART departed Aden for Fremantle where she arrived on the 28th. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1940
Australian troop convoy US 7 departed Fremantle with Polish liner BATORY (14287grt) and British liners ORION (23371grt), STRATHMORE (23428grt), STRATHEDEN (23722grt), escorted by HMAS PERTH. HMAS CANBERRA joined the convoy ...
Australian Naval History on 5 May 1940
Australian troop convoy US3, consisting of liners QUEEN MARY, AQUITANIA, EMPRESS OF JAPAN, EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, MAURETANIA, and ANDES, escorted by HMA Ships CANBERRA and PERTH, and HMS LEANDER, sailed ...
Australian Naval History on 31 March 1940
HMAS PERTH arrived at Sydney. She had departed the Caribbean on 2 March 1940 and passed through the Panama Canal on 3 March 1940. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 December 1939
HMAS STUART, (destroyer), was battling heavy seas off Corsica. Christmas fare was a piece of cake and a glass of beer. Christmas Day on HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), was heralded by ...