HMAS ''Brisbane'' (DDG 41), named after the city of
Brisbane,
Queensland, is the second ship of the
''Hobart''-class air warfare destroyers used by the
Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction
The ship was built at
ASC ASC may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Anglican Schools Commission, Australia
* Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
* Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
Organizations Australia
* Australian Singing ...
's shipyard in
Osborne, South Australia from modules fabricated by ASC,
BAE Systems Australia in Victoria, and
Forgacs Group in New South Wales. She was laid down on 3 February 2014 and launched on 15 December 2016.
''Brisbane'' began sea trials in November 2017. She was handed over to the RAN on 27 July 2018.
Operational service
''Brisbane'' was commissioned on 27 October 2018.
The destroyer completed its weapons trials in March 2019. On 6 April 2019 ''Brisbane''s crew conducted a
Freedom of Entry
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parade through the
Brisbane central business district. In September 2019 the ship was deployed to the United States to use US Navy ranges off southern California for combat systems testing.
In October 2021, a
MH-60R Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modificatio ...
that was operating from ''Brisbane'' made an emergency landing into the
Philippine Sea
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shortly after taking off during an exercise. The crew survived and were rescued. A RAAF transport aircraft flew a replacement Seahawk to Japan, and ''Brisbane'' docked
at Yokosuka to embark it.
References
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Hobart-class destroyers
Ships built in South Australia
2016 ships