Perth-class Guided Missile Destroyer

The Perth-class air defense destroyers were three modified Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered from Defoe Shipbuilding Company during 1962 and 1963, HMA Ships Perth, Hobart, and Brisbane were the first guided missile-armed warships, and the first naval ships of United States design, to enter service with the RAN. All three ships operated during the Vietnam War, while Brisbane also participated in the Gulf War. The Perth-class destroyer were decommissioned between 1999 and 2001, with all three vessels later sunk as dive wrecks.

They were replaced by four Hobart-class air defense destroyers in the late 2000s.

Unit Run

 * HMAS Perth (D38)
 * HMAS Hobart (D39)
 * HMAS Brisbane (D41)