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HMAS Brisbane II

Australian Naval History on 15 October 1971

On This Day · Oct 15, 1971 ·

HMAS Brisbane arrived back in Sydney after having left the Vietnam gunline for the last time on 5 September marking the end of the RAN’s combat role in the Vietnam ...

Australian Naval History on 30 September 1971

On This Day · Sep 30, 1971 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Subic Bay on completion of her second deployment in Vietnam. BRISBANE fired 7,760 rounds in the deployment. ...

Australian Naval History on 13 September 1971

On This Day · Sep 13, 1971 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Vietnam, thus completing the RAN’s four-year involvement in the war. ...

Australian Naval History on 24 June 1971

On This Day · Jun 24, 1971 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), supported an operation of the 1st Australian Task Force at Phuoc Tuy, Vietnam, with gunfire. ...

Australian Naval History on 4 June 1971

On This Day · Jun 4, 1971 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), participated in the repatriation of North Vietnamese POW’s in the demilitarised zone of Vietnam. Only 13 of the 570 POW’s expressed a wish to return ...

Australian Naval History on 29 May 1971

On This Day · May 29, 1971 ·

HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), destroyed enemy bunkers and mortar positions during a bombardment of the De-Militarised Zone in Vietnam. ...

Australian Naval History on 9 April 1971

On This Day · Apr 9, 1971 ·

The guided missile destroyer, HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT R. G. Loosli, RAN), sank a Viet Cong sampan and destroyed several bunkers and a bridge, while in action off Phouc Tuy. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 April 1971

On This Day · Apr 5, 1971 ·

The guided missile destroyer HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT R. G. Loosli, RAN), commenced her second deployment to Vietnam by shelling enemy bunkers and supply trails in the Long Hai hills. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970

On This Day · Apr 16, 1970 ·

An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...

Australian Naval History on 27 September 1969

On This Day · Sep 27, 1969 ·

VADM Sir Victor Smith, KBE, CB, DSC, flew his flag as Chief of Naval Staff in HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), off Vietnam. ...

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