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    Posted 10 years ago

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    Cpomedx
    (66 items)

    I served on HMAS Perth DDG for over three years of my 26 year career.
    Just prior to decommissioning , they took the original plaque away and got 23 copies made at the ship yard foundry.
    Solid bronze and weighs about 5 kg
    One each for each of the Chief Petty Officers onboard.
    I was the CPO Medic.
    After over 3 decades of service she was decommissioned in 1997.
    A treasured memory, proudly displayed .

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      What a beautifully built American Ship!!
    2. Cpomedx Cpomedx, 10 years ago
      Amazing that when they were built, they were called Tupperware ships.
      We used to laugh at FFGs.
      I guess it's a generational thing.
      They were well built, 333 crew, fast but not designed to last 30 years.
      We had to decommission them eventually.
      I was on her for 10% of its life.
      Hard work, but work hard play hard made it life changing.

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