HMAS Brisbane I

Saboteurs cut all electrical connections in HMAS BRISBANE, (cruiser), fitting out at Cockatoo Island, Sydney.

HMAS BRISBANE, the first cruiser to be built in Australia, was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney.

HMAS ENCOUNTER, (CAPT B. M. Chambers, RN), was commissioned into the RN. As HMS ENCOUNTER she was was laid down in Devonport Dockyard on 28 January 1901, launched on 18