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| Historical Specifics: | HMAS Perth, Hobart and Brisbane were Charles F Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer built as DDG25 for the RAN by Defoe Shipbuilding Co. of Bay City, Michigan. Acquisition of the destroyers has been regarded by many as a significant milestone in Australian naval history. They were the first Royal Australian Navy warship to be designed and built in the United States, marking the decline in Royal Naval influence and the strengthening of the North American Alliance. Also the ships marked the graduation of the Royal Australian Navy into the age of guided missiles. They were commissioned between July 1965 and December 1967.
Included amongst the ships armament were two 5-inch rapid-fire guns used for air defence, surface action and shore bombardment, delivering 70 rounds a minute on to targets up to 20 kilometers away. Soon after their commissioning the destroyers were to see action in the Vietnam conflict. The last ship was decommissioned in October 2001. |
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