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Families welcome HMAS Brisbane to its home port at Fleet Base East in Sydney, New South Wales following a successful deployment to the United States. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

HMAS Brisbane returns home from milestone deployment

11/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4345 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane

Around 200 officers and sailors from HMAS Brisbane returned to Sydney after a five-month deployment, which included the successful launch

HMAS Brisbane fires a Tomahawk missile off the cost of San Diego, USA. Photo by Petty Officer Craig Walton.

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HMAS Brisbane fires Tomahawk ahead of purchase

10/12/202410/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1540 Views 0 Comments Tomahawk

Royal Australian Navy has achieved a major milestone in realising an enhanced and lethal surface combatant fleet, with Australia becoming

HMAS Brisbane's ship’s company observe the Sydney Harbour fleet entry for Exercise Malabar 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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HMAS Brisbane leads international fleet into Sydney

11/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2654 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar

Air defence and anti-submarine warfare are some drills planned for the 27th iteration of Exercise Malabar, hosted by Australia for

HMAS Brisbane’s rigid hulled inflatable boat crew rescues the stricken mariners from the hull of their upturned yacht off the coast of Wollongong. Photo supplied.

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HMAS Brisbane to the rescue

06/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1505 Views 0 Comments AMSA, Fleet Base East, HMAS Brisbane

Two sailors from a capsized yacht were rescued in extreme sea conditions by the crew of the Royal Australian Navy

Able Seaman Communications and Information Systems Tamara Shingles communicates with ships in company, as HMAS Brisbane conducts replenishment at sea approach off the coast of Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by LSIS Daniel Goodman.

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Communications centre keeps pulse in HMAS Brisbane

28/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1207 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

It is the heart of the ship – the centre where information flows between ships sailing together. CAPTION: Able Seaman

HMAS Brisbane conducts officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres with JS Makinami, ROKS Wang Geon and HMAS Parramatta during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Brisbane’s first Talisman Sabre

23/07/202128/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1882 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

HMAS Brisbane, the first Hobart-class warship to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre, is the air and missile-defence commander for the exercise,

NUSHIP Brisbane on builder sea trials. AWD Alliance photo.

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HMAS Brisbane to visit City of Brisbane

03/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4404 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s newest warship HMAS Brisbane III, will arrive in her namesake city for the first time on Thursday 4 April.

The commissioning crew of HMAS Brisbane march on to their new ship during a ceremony at Fleet Base East. Photo by Leading Seaman Nicolas Gonzalez.

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HMAS Brisbane III commissioned

28/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5772 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Navy welcomed a new ship into the fleet yesterday, with the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer

A Royal Australian Navy sailor on the bridge of HMAS Brisbane keeps watch during search operations for the crashed MRH-90 in the vicinity of Lindeman Island during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Hannah Linsley.

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Defence report into MRH-90 helicopter crash complete

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1860 Views 0 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

The Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) has finalised its Aviation Safety Investigation Report into the accident on 28 July 2023,

HMAS Brisbane is one of the Hobart-class destroyers in the fleet. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

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$200million for new navy radio network

13/03/202513/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1741 Views 0 Comments

Communication systems on Royal Australian Navy ships will be upgraded under a $200million program with Boeing Defence Australia. FILE PHOTO:

HMAS Brisbane's piping party pipes the side as Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers (retd) steps off the ship after a ship's tour alongside Fleet Base East in Sydney, NSW. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Angus Tyson. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.

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Former navy chief returns to HMAS Kuttabul

11/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1254 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kuttabul

Former Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers (retd) has been piped aboard HMAS Kuttabul for the first time in almost

Pierre de Vallier, of the Enhanced Quality of Life Team, Navy Intelligence and Information Warfare, installs a Starlink system on board HMAS Brisbane. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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New internet capability for Royal Australian Navy fleet

03/01/202504/01/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2632 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, Starlink

Growing up in a Navy family, Sub-Lieutenant Rhys De Serio knows how precious a call home can be. CAPTION: Pierre de

Marine engineers from HMAS Brisbane tour the South West Regional Maintenance Center in San Diego in the US, as part of a scheduled maintenance period to upgrade the ship’s systems. Story by Marie Davies. Photos by Petty Officer Andrew Coleman.

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Aussie marine engineers check out USN 3D technologies

25/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1689 Views 0 Comments Brisbane, US Navy

Marine engineers from HMAS Brisbane toured the South West Regional Maintenance Centre (SWRMC) in San Diego, United States, as part

Members of HMAS Brisbane's ship's company visit the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies.

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Aussie crew commemorate Pearl Harbor and 9/11

22/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1114 Views 0 Comments US Navy, WWII

During a port visit to Hawaii, crew from HMAS Brisbane paid their respects to the fallen at the USS Arizona

Lieutenant Jack Stanhope, left, and Sub-Lieutenant Liam Lord, of HMAS Brisbane, rendered assistance to a civilian after a car accident in the US.

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Aussie Navy officers save a life in California

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1404 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, US Navy

Quick thinking and swift action by Royal Australian Navy officers has helped save the life of a driver following a

Leading Seaman Matthew Parry escorts Liam Glackin from HMAS Brisbane’s embarked MH-60R helicopter while conducting an evacuation from Willis Island off the coast of Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring.

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Navy evacuates weather bureau staff in heavy seas

14/12/202316/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2141 Views 0 Comments Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Fleet Base East, HMAS Brisbane, MH-60R Seahawk

Four Bureau of Meteorology personnel have escaped Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper and are safely ashore in Sydney after being evacuated

HMAS Stalwart’s embarked MH-60R helicopter ‘Boomerang’ conducts a vertical replenishment while the ship conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Adding fuel to the fleet

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1981 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, MH-60R Seahawk, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Two Australian warships contributed to the high tempo of a Japan-led maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea. CAPTION: HMAS Stalwart’s embarked

From left, Able Seaman Hayden Beaver, Lieutenant Ben Page and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Urquhart on the forecastle of HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Annualex. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Canberra connections on board Brisbane

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1177 Views 0 Comments Exercise Annualex, HMAS Brisbane

The sailors and officers in HMAS Brisbane are a tight-knit family who work, train and travel the world together. CAPTION: From

Leading Seaman Ruben Villis marshals personnel from JS Sazanami’s embarked Super Auk helicopter as it prepares to take-off from HMAS Brisbane during a cross-deck in the Philippine Sea as part of Exercise Nichi Gou Trident. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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ADF assets join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force exercise

30/11/202305/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1492 Views 0 Comments Exercise Nichi Gou Trident (NGT), HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, HMAS Toowoomba, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, P-8A Poseidon, Regional Presence Deployment

Naval and air assets from the ADF recently joined forces with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for Exercise Nichi

USS Rafael Peralta leads a formation sail with HMCS Ottowa, HMAS Brisbane and JS Akebono during Exercise Noble Caribou in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo from Royal Canadian Navy.

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Friendships flourish on Indo-Pacific deployment

07/11/202308/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1632 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, Exercise Haedoli Wallaby, Exercise Noble Caribou, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk, Regional Presence Deployment

A Royal Australian Navy task group is deepening ties with friends, partners and allies across the Indo-Pacific as it continues

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