HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41)
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HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41), named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland, is the second ship of the Hobart-class air warfare destroyers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Brisbane.
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HMAS Brisbane in April 2019 | |
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Namesake | City of Brisbane, Queensland |
Ordered | 4 October 2007 |
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Laid down | 3 February 2014 |
Launched | 15 December 2016 |
Acquired | 27 July 2018[1] |
Commissioned | 27 October 2018[2][3] |
Homeport | Fleet Base East, Sydney |
Identification | MMSI number: 503000122 |
Motto | "Aim At Higher Things" |
Nickname(s) | The Steel Cat |
Honours and awards | Three inherited battle honours |
Status | Active |
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Class and type | Hobart-class destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons) full load |
Length | 147.2 m (482 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) maximum |
Draught | 5.17 m (17 ft 0 in) |
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Speed | Over 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range | Over 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x MH-60R Seahawk |
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