1966    

DDG-27 Built in USA for Australia

US US Navy

1967 to 2001 - AU RAN - Perth class D 41 HMAS Brisbane    




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Shipyard: Defoe Shipbuilding Company
See Also: DDG Charles F. Adams class DDG-25
DDG Charles F. Adams class DDG-26





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History of Perth class AU HMAS Brisbane D 41

1963-jan-22OrderedOrdered

History of US Built in USA for Australia DDG-27

1965-feb-15Laid downLaid down
1966-may-05LaunchedLaunched

History of Perth class AU HMAS Brisbane D 41

1967-dec-16CommissionedCommissioned
1974-dec-31DeploymentDeployment AU Darwin Intl Darwin area Cyclone Tracy relief operations Departed Sydney on news of cyclone hitting Darwin. Arrived on station 31 Dec 1974 and remained active until 30 Jan 1975.
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Ryde Sand
2001-oct-19DecommissionedDecommissioned
2005-jul-31Fate: sunkFate: sunk as dive wreck 3.1 nm off the coast of Mudjimba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia in 30 metres (98 ft) of water



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  Specifications


Charles F. Adams class
330crew
3190light (tn)
4500full load (tn)
133length (m)
14beam (m)
4.60draught (m)
4500range (nm)
33max speed (knots)
70000power (shp)

4Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Missile Launcher Mk 11 Tartar

2Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm)
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-37
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10
1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-23

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US Defoe Shipbuilding Company,




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