Collected Episode 26: HMAS Brisbane’s Bridge
Collected: Stories from the Australian War Memorial
English - February 18, 2021 02:52 - 24 minutes - 45 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHistory Education australianwarmemorial collected fromawhispertoabang Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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HMAS Brisbane was one of the first three major Australian war ships designed and built in the United States and the last steam powered ship in the Royal Australian Navy. After the destroyer was retired from service in 2003, its command and control centre, the bridge, was placed on display at the Memorial. Join Louise Maher on a tour of the bridge to learn about HMAS Brisbane’s role in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars.