Fremantle Army Museum
The Army Museum in Burt St Fremantle has a interesting military exhibits which you can inspect during opening hours.
As a country that extends across a very large island continent, Australia has unique defence needs. Its forces operate anywhere in Australia, of course. However, Australia has contributed defence personnel and equipment to assist other countries on many occasions.
Being a medium-size country, Australian defence requirements can seldom justify a unique design for any item of equipment. Therefore, there is a well-established practice in Australia of purchasing off-the-shelf equipment from offshore suppliers, and then re-engineering the equipment to meet special defence needs. Alternatively, Australia sometimes manufactures specially modified designs under licence from offshore companies. The Bushmaster personnel mobility vehicle is a notable exception, being entirely designed and manufactured in Australia. Another exception was the Australian Sentinel Tank, 65 of which were manufactured by the New South Wales Railway Workshops in the 1940s, with much more advanced versions in trial before more advanced designs became available from Britain and USA.
Australia has maintained a high level of technological knowhow to be able to perform the necessary modifications or manufacture under licence.
Examples of foreign-designed equipment currently on display at the Fremantle Army Museum include:
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The second group comprises equipment designed and produced in Australia:
This group also includes two contemporary vehicles which, for obvious reasons, are not yet on display in museums:
- Bushmaster Medium Protected Mobility Vehicle (Medium)
- Hawkei Light Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light)
The third group comprises equipment originating from offshore suppliers with extensive locally designed modifications:
For directions on how to reach the museum, click on the green arrow symbol. This will take you to Google Maps on your viewing device. Select which mode of transport suits you.
