Ship profile
Brisbane
HMAS DDG 41 - Australia - Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Key facts
Country
Australia
Class
Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Type
Guided Missile Destroyer
Status
active
Current ops
Transit - Brisbane
Latest public position
Area
Brisbane
Updated
2026-06-01T11:54:00Z
Public summary
The Hobart class air warfare destroyers are Australia's high-end Aegis surface combatants. SPY-1D(V), Mk 41 VLS, Standard/ESSM missiles, Harpoon, MU90 torpedoes, a 5-inch gun, Nulka decoys and MH-60R aviation give the class a strong area-air-defence and task-group escort role. The ships are central to protecting Australian amphibious and maritime task groups and to contributing to coalition air-defence operations.
Current operations
Activity
Transit
Location
Brisbane
Started
2026-06-01
Expected until
-
HMAS Brisbane, a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy, is departing from Brisbane, Australia on June 1, 2026.
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