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HMAS Brisbane II

Occasional Paper 80: The Early Years (1970-1971) of HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41)

A.N. Other · Jun 24, 2020 ·

The following paper was delivered by Captain Ralph T Derbidge MBE RAN (Retired) at a reunion (mostly of commissioning crew members and those who deployed to the Vietnam War in ...

Occasional Paper 78: Two Proud Ships: HMAS Brisbane (I) and HMAS Brisbane (II)

Editorial Staff · May 21, 2020 ·

The following is an address given by Captain Ralph T. Derbidge MBE RAN (Retired) on Monday 19 October 2015 at the Australian War Memorial.  The occasion was the dedication of ...

Occasional Paper 75: The Vietnam War and the Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Apr 14, 2020 ·

The following address was delivered by Captain Ralph T. Derbidge MBE RAN (Retired) at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance to mark Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August 2010.  It describes ...

Occasional Paper 2: Operation Damask – HMA Ships Brisbane and Sydney

A.N. Other · Nov 1, 2016 ·

November 2016 The following story was contributed by Hugh Hyland. Hugh worked for the variously named Defence departments for over 50 years until retiring in December 2015. He held numerous ...

The Missing DDG

A.N. Other · Mar 22, 2016 ·

By John Smith A question was recently posed why hull number 40 is not used by HMA Ships. The DDGs Perth 38, Hobart 39 and Brisbane 41 are to be followed by the ...

Australian Naval History on 31 July 2005

On This Day · Jul 31, 2005 ·

HMAS Brisbane (II) was scuttled 4.2 miles off Point Cartwright on the Queensland coast ...

Australian Naval History on 27 February 2005

On This Day · Feb 27, 2005 ·

ADML M.W. Hudson, AC, RAN(Rtd), died in Sydney. He was born in 1933 and entered the RAN College in 1947. During his 44 year career he was commanding officer of ...

Australian Naval History on 13 July 2004

On This Day · Jul 13, 2004 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (former guided missile destroyer), was handed over to the Queensland Government in a ceremony at Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney. The ship left Sydney Harbour, under tow, ...

Australian Naval History on 2 July 2002

On This Day · Jul 2, 2002 ·

VADM Chris Ritchie AO, RAN, was appointed Chief on Navy. During 1991 he commanded HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), in the first Gulf War. ...

Australian Naval History on 19 October 2001

On This Day · Oct 19, 2001 ·

A suspected illegal entry vessel, (SIEV), departs the Indonesian port of Lampung, Sumatra, bound for the Australian territory of Christmas Island, with 420 men, women and children onboard. Many of ...

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