HMAS HOBART seen at the Garden Island naval base in Sydney, NSW, Australia. 20/08/2017

HMAS HOBART

Operations

Air Defence
Surface Warfare
Surveillance
Undersea Warfare

Armament

Missiles: Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (48 VLS Cells), RIM-66 Standard 2 missiles
Advanced Harpoon via 2 x quad launchers
Guns: Mk 45 5” 62 Calibre Gun
Torpedoes: MU90 torpedo
Other Armament: 2 x 25mm M242 Bushmaster on Typhoon mounts, 1 x Phalanx CIWS
Physical Countermeasures: NULKA Active Missile Decoy system

Specifications

Type: Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)
MMSI: 503617000 | Pennant Number: D39
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Sydney | Call Sign: VKLB
Operator: Royal Australian Navy - Canberra, Australia
Designer: Navantia - Madrid, Spain
Project Coordinator: Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance
Year Built: 2017 | Country of Build: Australia | Builder: ASC Pty. Ltd. | Location of Yard: Osborne
Keel Laid: 6/09/2012 | Launch Date: 23/05/2015 | Launched by: Mrs Nicola Hodgman
Commissioned: 23.09. 2017 (planned)
Full Load Displacement: 7,000 tonnes
LOA: 147.2 m | Beam: 18.6 m | Height (Keel to Mast): 54.2 m | Depth: 9.8 m | Draught: 7.2 m
Helicopter: 1 x MH-60R Seahawk
Boats: 2 x rigid hulled inflatable boats
Radars: AN/SPY-1D (V) Phased Array Radar | Horizon Search Radar
Sonars: Integrated Sonar System incorporating a Hull Mounted and towed array sonar
Complement: 186 + 16 aircrew | Accommodation for 234
Propulsion Machinery: 2 x General Electric Marine model 7LM2500-SA-MLG38 gas turbines, 17,500 kW (23,500 hp) each
2 x Caterpillar Bravo 16 V Bravo diesel engines, 5,650 kW (7,580 hp) each
Propellers: 2 x controllable pitch propellers
Thruster: 1 x bow thruster
Range: 5,000+ nautical miles @ 18+ knots
Max Speed: 28+ knots

Sister Ships (Hobart Class - Based on a modified version of the Navantia F104 ship design.):

HMAS Brisbane - DDGH 41_________ Status: Fitting Out
HMAS Sydney - DDGH 42__________ Status: Under Construction