HMAS Brisbane (D 41) Gun Mount

This Gun Mount is from HMAS Brisbane, which was the second vessel of that name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The ship carried two 5-inch gun mounts. This Gun Mount the original aft mount.

HMAS Brisbane was one of three Perth-class guided-missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland.

During her career, Brisbane made two deployments to the Vietnam War, was involved in the post-Cyclone Tracy disaster relief operation, and deployed to the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War. Brisbane was decommissioned in 2001. Her bridge and one of her 5-inch (127 mm) guns were removed and preserved at the Australian War Memorial. The striped ship was then sunk as a dive wreck off the Queensland coast in 2005.

HMAS Brisbane (D 41) Gun Mount

Title: HMAS Brisbane (D 41) Gun Mount
Caliber: 127mm (5 inches)
Barrel Length: 54 calibers ( 6.85m)
Rate of Fire: 45 rounds/min
Range: 24 km
Weight of projectile: 32kg
Barrel Life: 1,500 rounds
Museum: Australian War Memorial

HMAS Brisbane (D 41)

Title: HMAS Brisbane (D 41)
Namesake: City of Brisbane
Builder: Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Launched: 1966
Decommissioned: 2001
Battles: Vietnam 1969–71; Kuwait 1990–91
Class and type: Perth-class guided-missile destroyer
Length: 437 ft (133 m) length overall
Beam: 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
Draught: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Propulsion: 2 × GE steam turbines, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW), 2 shafts
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 24 officers, 312 sailors
Armament:
- One × Mk 13 launcher for Tartar, then Standard missiles
- 2 × 5″/54 caliber Mark 42 guns
- Two × Mark 32 triple torpedo tube sets
- Two × Ikara anti-submarine missile launchers (removed 1991)
- Two × Phalanx CIWS (installed 1990)
Museum: Australian War Memorial