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Back on the water! 🚢 #HMASPerth was lowered out of dry dock last week, after upgrades to her radar capabilities, communications systems and crew-habitable areas were completed, which are a major part of the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program. 👏 Perth is 118m long, nearly 15m wide and weighs 3900 tonnes, the complexity of the manoeuvres to get her back in the water required precise coordination. 💪 Learn more 📖: bit.ly/We-Back #YourADF #AusNavy | Defence Australia

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HMAS Perth and her ship’s company of 191 returned to her home port of Fleet Base West, Rockingham after six-months deployed on Operation MANITOU. During her mission, Perth provided maritime support to international efforts to counter and deter terrorism and the trade of narcotics on the seas in the Middle East Region. The Anzac Class frigate left Rockingham on 7 June 2016 and has since patrolled more than 25,000 nautical miles as part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces, helping to ke