{"title":"Too Little, Too Late? Redefining the Legacy of HMAS <i>Perth</i> (I), an Australian Warship Sunk in Indonesian Waters.","authors":"Natali Pearson","doi":"10.1007/s41636-023-00401-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Australian warship HMAS <i>Perth</i> (I) was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942, claiming the lives of 353 men. It was not until 2017 that Indonesian and Australian authorities conducted a joint archaeological survey of the site. They found that <i>Perth</i> had been salvaged on an industrial scale, with less than 40% of the vessel remaining. The discovery devastated those with an emotional connection to <i>Perth</i>, and, following strong Australian government advocacy, informed Indonesia's decision to establish a maritime conservation zone, the nation's first, around the site. Although the 80 years since <i>Perth</i> sank have been characterized by a lack of official engagement, this article proposes that the recent destruction of <i>Perth</i> is not the end, but the beginning, of a new era of bilateral cooperation, founded on the recognition that the wreck has historical significance for Australia as well as potential benefits for local communities in Indonesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":46956,"journal":{"name":"HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10215050/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-023-00401-7","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ARCHAEOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Australian warship HMAS Perth (I) was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942, claiming the lives of 353 men. It was not until 2017 that Indonesian and Australian authorities conducted a joint archaeological survey of the site. They found that Perth had been salvaged on an industrial scale, with less than 40% of the vessel remaining. The discovery devastated those with an emotional connection to Perth, and, following strong Australian government advocacy, informed Indonesia's decision to establish a maritime conservation zone, the nation's first, around the site. Although the 80 years since Perth sank have been characterized by a lack of official engagement, this article proposes that the recent destruction of Perth is not the end, but the beginning, of a new era of bilateral cooperation, founded on the recognition that the wreck has historical significance for Australia as well as potential benefits for local communities in Indonesia.
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Historical Archaeology is the scholarly journal of The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) and the leading journal in the study of the archaeology of the modern era. The journal publishes articles on a broad range of historic and archaeological areas of interests such as slavery, gender, race, ethnicity, social class, globalization, industry, landscapes, material culture, battlefields, and much more. Historical Archaeology is published quarterly and is a benefit of SHA membership. The journal was first published in 1967, the year SHA was founded. Although most contributors and reviewers are member of the Society, membership is not required to submit manuscripts for publication in Historical Archaeology. Scholarship and pertinence are the determining factors in selecting contribution for publication in SHA’s journal.
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