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The Royal Australian Navy’s newest and most advanced warship — the HMAS Brisbane — boasts state-of-the-art defence weaponry including long-range missiles, torpedoes, and naval guns.
The vessel is designed to combat threats in the air, on land and underwater within a 150 kilometre radius. It’s also home to a crew of about 200 and is not without some creature comforts.
From the bridge the crew control the warship’s navigation and keep an eye on weather conditions.
Feeding dozens of hungry crew members everyday means the chefs are kept very busy in the commercial-sized kitchen.
The crew has a gym to give their legs a stretch but working-out on the vessel’s deck is also a popular option — it comes with a great view.
Commanding Officer Josh Wilson said the air warfare destroyer is the Navy’s most capable combat ship.
“Modern sea combat is all about information and control of data so it’s actually our ability to build a picture, to understand what’s happening around the ship, to understand what’s trying to influence the force that we’re there to protect and then to be able to make decisions on that information to defend the ship or the force,” he said.
There’s no excuse for a wrinkled uniform with laundry facilities onboard including washing machines, dryers, irons and ironing boards.
Living quarters differ across the ship from bunk beds to single-room cabins.
Sub-lieutenant Meeka Brooks and Lieutenant Danielle Brodie are excited to be onboard the warship as it makes its maiden voyage into its namesake city of Brisbane.
The guided-missile destroyer was commissioned last October and is the third Navy ship to carry the Brisbane name.
It’s the second of three ships in the Hobart class which cost a total of $10 billion to commission.
Commander Wilson said the ship is self-sufficient.
“We have everything from power generation to keep the lights running, we have a galley that runs 24 hours a day with an incredible array of chefs to feed the people on board and then when they’re not working or eating there’s a gym onboard to work off those pretty good meals.”
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