Dates: 1965 - 2001

Laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City, Michigan, USA. She was commissioned in 1967.
She served as a plane guard for carriers, and carried out fire support missions during the Vietnam conflict.
Deployed in 1990 to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Damask, only one of two Australian warships deployed. Acted as plane guard to USS Midway in the Northern Persian Gulf.
She was paid off in 2001, and sunk as a diving wreck in 2005.

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMAS Brisbane

" These OLD persons in UK who cannot stand the pace of the long weekend. We both have been at it for hours and apart from Alan, they are lazing in the their pits. Hope that the sun is not to hot for you. We had a warm day, freezing by your standards, about 28’c but it has now become ..."

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" HMAS Brisbane was sunk just off the coast of Queensland and not far from Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.... The income to the district from tourism and diving onto that ship by escorted dive teams is tremendous. We have tourists from abroad just come to spend a few days in our area to dive on ..."

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" Quoting: Arthur Rowsell HMAS Brisbane was sunk just off the coast of Queensland and not far from Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.... The income to the district from tourism and diving onto that ship by escorted dive teams is tremendous. We have tourists from abroad just come to spend a few ..."

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" Try another [Muz%20Ladder.jpg] That should have posted. Less than the size required and not bad works.... Anyway, ou can find these photos on Search engine and ask "HMAS Brisbane - dive wreck" Click on photos. About 20 in all. Last edited by Arthur Rowsell"

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