Sinking of HMAS Perth DDG 38

On November 24th 2001 The HMAS Perth destroyer DDG38 (Charles F Adams class) was sunk in Albany harbour Western Australia to serve as a dive wreck, it has live webcams on its mast above & below the waterline so you can see the divers & fish in real time. Its forward turret is mounted at the Anzac memorial on Mt Clarence next to the US submariners memorial. http://www.hmasperth.com.au/home.html

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[sonarmb]

Sorry mate it had 2 and served 3 times in the Vietnam War. It was hit twice by NVA gunfire.

[shpooner]

they sunk it for people to go diving on it plus it builds a new site for sea creatures to live i'm ment to go for a dive on this sometime soon

[stalkingalizee]

Why would they sink it in the middle of a harbour?

[98redtwo]

y did they sink it i didnt think anything was wrong with it

[techlogi7]

I bet it must be sad for the people who served on her. I dont like the puss but you cant run from the natural bond you have with your crew and ships. And at the end of the day its the memories you have on the piss or the sense of achievement you have once you come out of a deployment and workups.

[tumblindice66]

sad. Ships seem so dead without a crew on them. so many memories and friendships go down with them.

[AngryLesbian]

Pity it wasnt full of Muslim extremists when it went down

[alpha662]

@314noceu To kill those dirty Muslim Terrorists

[AustraliaNavy]

I remember this i was sinking it.Thanks for the video.

[tongandennis]

just like your penis being in your brothers mouth!!!!

[Prvnipes]

It had two turrets (or mountings, as they were known on DDGs), and they were both used operationally in Vietnam.

[3aw77]

diving with sea creatures rules