A happy CAPT Campbell Darby, with Chief Yeoman Mark Gerrey took delivery of the RAS flag from Tony Rees, Executive Producer of Coral Sea Productions Pty Limited.

Tony is on board HMAS Brisbane filming a series of television documentaries with the Ship's Company.

"When I was discussing the planning of the programs I discovered that the RAS flag had been missing for a number of years," said Tony Rees.

"My father, CAPT Peter M Rees, was CO of Brisbane in 1973 and received the original flag on behalf of the ship when it was presented by Uniroyal Pty Limited.

"I felt it fitting that a replica of this flag should be on board Brisbane for her finite number of RAS's."

The panther is the figure taken from the ship's crest.

The flag was reproduced from a photograph of the original and presented to the ship on August 2, off Darwin, during Exercise Kakadu V.

It has already been proudly hoisted and flown with great pride during a number of RAS's.

The television documentaries are planned to be broadcast later this year after the ship's decommissioning.