HMAS Perth (FFH 157)
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HMAS Perth in 2006 | |
| Career (Australia (RAN)) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Perth |
| Builder: | Tenix Defence Systems |
| Laid down: | 24 July 2003 |
| Launched: | 20 March 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 26 August 2006 |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base West |
| Motto: | "Fight And Flourish" |
| Honours and awards: | Seven inherited battle honours |
| Status: | Active as of 2009 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Anzac class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,600 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 118 metres (387 ft) |
| Beam: | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Draught: | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
1 x General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW) 2 x MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | approximately 170 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band) |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC |
| Armament: |
Guns and missiles: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, various machine guns and small arms, 2 x 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11 Weapons control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 x SH-60 Seahawk |
HMAS Perth (FFH 157) is an Anzac class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction
Perth was laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown, Victoria on 24 July 2003. She was launched on 20 March 2004, and commissioned into the RAN on 26 August 2006 in Fremantle, Western Australia (the closest port to the ship's namesake city). Perth was the final Anzac class ship to be constructed.
Operational history
In mid 2007, Commander Michele Miller assumed command of Perth. Miller was the first woman to assume command of a major fleet unit of the Royal Australian Navy.[1]
References
- ↑ "Women in the RAN: The Road to Command at Sea". Sea Power Centre Australia. November 2006. http://www.navy.gov.au/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_19%2C_2006. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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