herakles
28-02-2008, 22:31
There have been two ships bearing this name, that of the capital city of Queensland. A third is in the planning stage.
1. HMAS Brisbane
a Town class light cruiser built at Cockatoo Island launched Sep 1915 and named by the wife of Prime Minister Fisher, the man who brought Australia into WW1.
Displacement: 5,400 tons
Length: 456 feet 8 3/8 inches
Beam: 49 feet 10 inches
Draught: 19 feet 11 inches
Propulsion: Parsons turbines, 4 screws, 25,000 horsepower
Speed: 25.5 knots
Complement: 485
Armament: 8 x 6 inch guns
1 x 3 inch anti-aircraft gun
1 x 12 pounder gun<br<4 x 3 pounder guns
10 smaller guns
2 x 21 inch submerged torpedo tubes (broadside)
She served in the Mediterranean from 1915 to 1917 before moving to the Indian Ocean. She was the first RAN ship to be involved with naval aviation having taken on-board a Sopwith Baby seaplane from the carrier HMS Raven II.
She served in patrol duty in the Western Pacific until Jan 1918 before returning to Australian waters. In late 1918 she headed to England, spending time with the Australia destroyer flotilla in the Eastern Med. On her return voyage to Australia in Apr 1919, she escorted one of the J class submarines presented to Australia by Britain.
She was paid off in Aug 1922 and re-commissioned a year later. For much of 1925 she serve on exchange duty with the RN China Squadron. She was paid off again in Oct 1925. After a refit she was commissioned again and served as a training ship at the Flinders Naval Depot. Between then 1935 she was in and out of service. In May 1935 she sailed for England taking the men appointed to man HMAS Sydney. En route she assisted HMS Hastings which had run aground in the Red Sea. She was finally paid off late 1935.
2. HMAS Brisbane - or the Fornicating 41
a Perth class guided missile destroyer built in the USA and commissioned in 1967
Displacement: 4,600 tons
Length: 134 metres
Beam: 14 metres
Draught: 6 metres
Propulsion: 2 × General Electric steam turbines providing 70,000 hp (52 mW)
Speed: 30+ knots
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 310
Armament: Mk 13 Mod 6 launcher for SM-1MR; 2 x 127 mm/54 (5 in/54) Mk 42; 2 x 20 mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS; 2 x triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes
She had active service in Vietnam and acted as escort to HMAS Melbourne in the Atlantic.
She took part in Operation Damask in 1990 - the liberation of Kuwait. Her primary role was as plane guard for the USS Midway Carrier Task Group. She was also responsible for boarding commercial shipping in the Gulf and in mine clearance there. For her duties, she was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Paid off in Sep 2001. Her bridge was removed and is now on display in the Australian War Museum. She was sunk 5 km off the Sunshine Coast Queensland. The site is a popular diving site.
3. HMAS Brisbane
She will be a Hobart Class destroyer due for commissioning in 2013. This class is based on the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán class design, also known as the F100. She will be built in South Australia.
Displacement: 6,250 tonnes
Length: 146.7 m
Beam: 18.8 m
Draft: 7.2 m
Speed: 28 kn +
Range: 5000 nmi + @ 18+ kn
Complement: ~180, accommodation for 234
Armament: 48 cell Mk 41 vertical launch system capable of firing SM2 and ESSM Surface-to-air missiles
8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
6 x torpedoes
1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun
1 x CIWS
Sensors: AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar, horizon search radar, hull mounted and towed array sonar system
Aircraft carried: 1 x helicopter
1. HMAS Brisbane
a Town class light cruiser built at Cockatoo Island launched Sep 1915 and named by the wife of Prime Minister Fisher, the man who brought Australia into WW1.
Displacement: 5,400 tons
Length: 456 feet 8 3/8 inches
Beam: 49 feet 10 inches
Draught: 19 feet 11 inches
Propulsion: Parsons turbines, 4 screws, 25,000 horsepower
Speed: 25.5 knots
Complement: 485
Armament: 8 x 6 inch guns
1 x 3 inch anti-aircraft gun
1 x 12 pounder gun<br<4 x 3 pounder guns
10 smaller guns
2 x 21 inch submerged torpedo tubes (broadside)
She served in the Mediterranean from 1915 to 1917 before moving to the Indian Ocean. She was the first RAN ship to be involved with naval aviation having taken on-board a Sopwith Baby seaplane from the carrier HMS Raven II.
She served in patrol duty in the Western Pacific until Jan 1918 before returning to Australian waters. In late 1918 she headed to England, spending time with the Australia destroyer flotilla in the Eastern Med. On her return voyage to Australia in Apr 1919, she escorted one of the J class submarines presented to Australia by Britain.
She was paid off in Aug 1922 and re-commissioned a year later. For much of 1925 she serve on exchange duty with the RN China Squadron. She was paid off again in Oct 1925. After a refit she was commissioned again and served as a training ship at the Flinders Naval Depot. Between then 1935 she was in and out of service. In May 1935 she sailed for England taking the men appointed to man HMAS Sydney. En route she assisted HMS Hastings which had run aground in the Red Sea. She was finally paid off late 1935.
2. HMAS Brisbane - or the Fornicating 41
a Perth class guided missile destroyer built in the USA and commissioned in 1967
Displacement: 4,600 tons
Length: 134 metres
Beam: 14 metres
Draught: 6 metres
Propulsion: 2 × General Electric steam turbines providing 70,000 hp (52 mW)
Speed: 30+ knots
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 310
Armament: Mk 13 Mod 6 launcher for SM-1MR; 2 x 127 mm/54 (5 in/54) Mk 42; 2 x 20 mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS; 2 x triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes
She had active service in Vietnam and acted as escort to HMAS Melbourne in the Atlantic.
She took part in Operation Damask in 1990 - the liberation of Kuwait. Her primary role was as plane guard for the USS Midway Carrier Task Group. She was also responsible for boarding commercial shipping in the Gulf and in mine clearance there. For her duties, she was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Paid off in Sep 2001. Her bridge was removed and is now on display in the Australian War Museum. She was sunk 5 km off the Sunshine Coast Queensland. The site is a popular diving site.
3. HMAS Brisbane
She will be a Hobart Class destroyer due for commissioning in 2013. This class is based on the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán class design, also known as the F100. She will be built in South Australia.
Displacement: 6,250 tonnes
Length: 146.7 m
Beam: 18.8 m
Draft: 7.2 m
Speed: 28 kn +
Range: 5000 nmi + @ 18+ kn
Complement: ~180, accommodation for 234
Armament: 48 cell Mk 41 vertical launch system capable of firing SM2 and ESSM Surface-to-air missiles
8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
6 x torpedoes
1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun
1 x CIWS
Sensors: AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar, horizon search radar, hull mounted and towed array sonar system
Aircraft carried: 1 x helicopter