The guided missile destroyer HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT A. A. Willis, RAN), completed 143 gunfire missions, in which 389 enemy defences were either destroyed or damaged, 313 bunkers hit, 14 supply sampans sunk, and 900 metres of tunnels and trenches were destroyed. BRISBANE also took 11 prisoners during her tour of duty in Vietnam, which extended over the period 31 March to 14 October, 1969.
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1969
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