The Town class light cruiser HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT C. L. Cumberlegge, RN), was commissioned. BRISBANE was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 25 January 1913, and launched on 30 September 1915. Mrs A. Fisher, (Wife of the Prime Minister of Australia), performed the launching ceremony.
Australian Naval History on 30 October 1916
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