H.M.A.S. Brisbane (1915)
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| H.M.A.S. Brisbane (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N/A[1] |
| Builder: | Cockatoo Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1913[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Sep, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | 31 Oct, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | 1936 |
H.M.A.S. Brisbane was built in Australia and operated exclusively with the Royal Australian Navy, never with the Royal Navy. Hence, she always bore the "H.M.A.S." prefix.
Service
Brisbane departed Australia for service in the Mediterranean in December, 1916.
Following a year and a half of refit work at Sydney, the ship was commissioned on 28 June, 1928.[6]
She paid off into "E" class reserve at Sydney on 1 December, 1930.[7]
Alterations
Brisbane was apparently not fitted with a director until well after her sisters, perhaps owing to Australian point of origin.[8] A photo taken of her in 1935 shows that she did acquire a light aloft tower, high on her foremast at some point.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Claude L. Cumberlege, 31 October, 1916[10][11] – 8 April, 1919[12]
- Captain Walter H. C. S. Thring, 8 April, 1919[13] – August 1919[Inference]
- Captain George F. Hyde, 27 August, 1919[14]
- Captain Ralph S. Sneyd, 23 May, 1924[15]
- Captain Julian F. C. Patterson, 13 March, 1925[16] – c. 8 August, 1927[17]
- Commander Denham M. T. Bedford, 9 October, 1928[18]
- Commander Charles Farquhar-Smith, April, 1935[19]] – 27 September, 1935[20] (sailed ship to England to be decomissioned)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ RAN page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 295.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ photo link supplied by BBS user NewGolconda.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 947.
- ↑ Cumberlege Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/297. f. 334.
- ↑ Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 947.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 292.
- ↑ Patterson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Patterson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 292.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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