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==Alterations==
==Alterations==
''Brisbane'' was apparently never fitted with a director, perhaps owing to her service in the Pacific.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref>
''Brisbane'' was apparently not fitted with a director until well after her sisters, perhaps owing to her service in the Pacific.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919'', pp. 11-12.</ref>  A photo taken of her in 1935 shows that she did acquire a light aloft tower, high on her foremast at some point.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/4894602908/ photo link] supplied by BBS user NewGolconda</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:45, 10 September 2010

H.M.A.S. Brisbane
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: N/A[1]
Built By: Cockatoo Dockyard
Laid Down:
Launched: 30 September, 1915
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate:

Alterations

Brisbane was apparently not fitted with a director until well after her sisters, perhaps owing to her service in the Pacific.[2] A photo taken of her in 1935 shows that she did acquire a light aloft tower, high on her foremast at some point.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919. p. 46.
  2. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, 1919, pp. 11-12.
  3. photo link supplied by BBS user NewGolconda

Bibliography

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