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HMAS STUART FFH153 - IMO 4512740
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Sydney Harbour, Fleet Base East Garden Island. 19 November 2017.
Vessel at 33°51'36.95" S 151°13'37.54" E
See RAN web site http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-stuart-iii
HMAS Stuart (III) is the fourth of eight Anzac class frigates built by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown, Victoria for the Royal Australian Navy. The design is based on the German Meko 200 frigate.
Stuart is a long-range frigate capable of air defence, surface and undersea warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and interdiction. Stuart's combat capabilities have been significantly improved under the Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade program
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Builder: Tenix Defence Systems
Laid down: 25 July 1998
Launched: 17 April 1999
Commissioned: 17 August 2002
Homeport: Fleet Base West
Motto: Always Prepared
Nickname(s): The Tartan Terror
Honours and awards: Eight inherited battle honours
Status: Active as of 2016
General characteristics:
Class and type: Anzac-class frigate
Displacement: 3,600 tonnes full load
Length: 118m (387ft)
Beam: 15m (49ft)
Draught: 4m (13ft)
Propulsion:
1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000hp (22.5MW)
2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840hp (6.5MW)
Speed:27knots (50km/h; 31mph)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000km; 6,900mi) at 18 knots (33km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: approximately 170
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 × 5in/54 (127mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, various machine guns and small arms, 2 × 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow
Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324mm 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 × Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk
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