HMAS Brisbane
Two ships of the
Royal Australian Navy have borne the name
Brisbane, the capital city of
Queensland.
The first
HMAS Brisbane was a Town class
cruiser.
HMAS Brisbane (D-41) was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile
destroyer laid down by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City in
Michigan on
15 February 1965, launched on
5 May 1966 and commissioned on
16 December 1967.
Brisbane served as plane guard for carriers on
Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Sea Dragon and Market Time operations, patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out gunfire support missions during the conflict in
Vietnam.
HMAS Brisbane paid off on
19 October 2001 and is to be sunk as a dive wreck off the coast of Queensland. Her bridge was removed and preserved at the Australian War Museum in
Canberra.