HMAS Brisbane : Propeller : Propeller

The propeller is a one piece cast bronze unit with four blades attached to a tapered cylindrical centre. The internal diameter of the centre shaft is 37cm in diameter and has two machined grooves at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions. Engraved on the side of the cylindrical body is: SERIAL No. (nothing). DRAWING No. ' DDG 2 203 ' 1737513. SUITABLE FOR DDG 2 CLASS. PORT. DIAMETER: 13 ft 6 inches. PITCH AT. .7R 14 ft 10.18 INCHES. BALDWIN ' LIMA ' HAMILTON ' CORP. N. 104 ' 453R. WEIGHT: 18840 lbs. (ACTUAL). CAUTION: - THIS PROPELLER EMBODIES MEAN CAMBER LINE SECTIONS. CAUTION ' REFER TO PLAN WHEN REPAIRING. F.S.N MATERIAL ' MIL-B-21230-A-ALLOY-2. HEAT No. ' 434-E. CRAMP SUPERSTON. VOD7886. Below this is a bronze retaining screw. There is corrosion pitting at the root of all four blades.

This component was removed from HMAS Brisbane after the ship was de-commissioned in 2001. The Propeller is one of two fitted to the ship, and is part of the propulsion system. HMAS Brisbane [II] was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in December 1967 and was the second vessel of that name to serve in the RAN. Known officially as DDG-41, Brisbane was the third of the RAN's American-built "Charles F. Adams" class guided-missiles destroyers. This class were the first major Australian warships designed and built in America, and were constructed by the Defoe Shipbuilding Co. The original complement of the Brisbane was 20 officers and over 300 sailors. Main armament was two 5-inch/54 calibre guns and anti-submarine torpedoes. The Ikara missile system was subsequently added. In later service the ship was known by the nick-name ‘the Steel Cat’. The HMAS Brisbane saw operational service in two conflicts. During the Vietnam War the ship undertook two tours of duty with the United States Seventh Fleet, in 1969 and again in 1971. The ship’s major task was to provide gunfire support for the land campaign. During the Gulf War (1990-91), Brisbane was one of four Australian warships to serve a tour in Gulf waters. The Brisbane arrived in the Gulf in December 1990 and operated there until March 1991, performing a number of roles. Apart from contributing to the anti-aircraft defences in the carrier screen, the ship also kept watch for mines and ensured that small civilian craft kept well away from the carrier group. Later, during Operation Desert Storm, the Brisbane controlled fighter combat air patrols and tanker aircraft. The ship’s final role was as an escort for US replenishment ships. In 2003 HMAS Brisbane was retired from service in the Royal Australian Navy. The Brisbane was the last steam powered ship in the RAN. HMAS Brisbane was sunk as a recreational dive wreck off the coast of southern Queensland in July 2005.

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