HMAS Brisbane

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Accession NumberP893Title (extended title only)HMAS BrisbaneDescriptionShips Plaque - 'HMAS Brisbane' – Wood backing with white raised brass plate with motif on wood backing - presented to CoF - undatedDateBetween 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999ProvenanceHMAS Brisbane (D 41) was one of three Perth-class guided missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The United States-designed ship was laid down at Bay City, Michigan in 1965, launched in 1966 and commissioned into the RAN in 1967. She is named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland.
During her career, Brisbane made two deployments to the Vietnam War, was involved in the post-Cyclone Tracy disaster relief operation Navy Help Darwin and deployed to the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War. Brisbane was decommissioned in 2001 and was sunk as a dive wreck off the Queensland coast in 2005.
Relevance to the CityHMAS Brisbane visited Fremantle on many occasions. Unfortunately, this plaque is undated

SubjectRoyal Australian NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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