HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156)
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| 300px HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) | |
| Career (Australia (RAN)) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Toowoomba |
| Builder: | Tenix Defence Systems |
| Laid down: | 26 July 2002 |
| Launched: | 16 May 2003 |
| Commissioned: | 8 October 2005 |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base West |
| Motto: | "Fearless" |
| Status: | Active as of 2009 |
| 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 Towoomba (FFH 156) is an Anzac class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction
Toowoomba was laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown, Victoria on 26 July 2002. She was launched on 16 May 2003 by Ms Judy Blight, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 October 2005.
Operational history
Towoomba hit a navigation marker off Gladstone in March 2006 and was repaired at Williamstown, Victoria.[citation needed]
Toowoomba began her first deployment to the Persian Gulf on 4 January 2007.[1]
On 29 May 2009, the Australian Government announced that the Australian Defence Force would contribute resources, including Toowoomba and RAAF AP-3C Orion patrol aircraft, to anti-piracy operations in the Gulf region.[citation needed]
References
External links
Media related to HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) at Wikimedia Commons- Royal Australian Navy webpage for HMAS Toowoomba
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