As Director of Strategic and Historical Studies at the Sea Power Centre–Australia and a passionate advocate of naval heritage, Duncan “John” Perryman is responsible for researching and sharing the history of the Royal Australian Navy. In this extended podcast, John offers a historical introduction to HMAS Perth (I) and the circumstances that led to it being in the Java Sea and the Sunda Strait in February 1942.

Hosted by Dr Natali Pearson, The University of Sydney.

Download the transcript in English (https://bit.ly/PerthPerrymanEN) and in Indonesian (https://bit.ly/PerthPerrymanIN).