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HMAS BALLARAT FFH155 - IMO 4512764

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Apr 3, 2016
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Frigates
Added:
Apr 3, 2016
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503
Image Resolution:
3,522 x 2,202

Description:

Sydney Harbour, approaching Fleet Base East Garden Island. 3 April 2016.
Vessel at 33°51'24.70" S 151°13'51.90" E

From Wikipedia
The Anzac class ships are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or Vasco da Gama-class) frigates, modified to meet Australian and New Zealand specifications and maximise the use of locally built equipment.

Data from RAN website:
Class Anzac, Type Frigate Helicopter (FFH), Pennant FFH 155, Home Port Fleet Base West
Builder Tenix Defence Systems, Laid Down 4 August 2000, Launched 25 May 2002, Commissioned 26 June 2004
Displacement 3,600 tonnes, Length 118 metres, Beam 14.8 metres, Draught 4.5 metres
Performance: Speed 27 knots, Range 6,000 nautical miles
Complement Crew 177
Propulsion Machinery
1 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engine
2 x MTU 12V 1163 diesel engines driving two controllable pitch propellers
Armament
Missiles
Mk41 vertical launch system with the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles
Guns
5 inch Mk45 Mod 2 automatic rapid fire gun
4 x 50 calibre (12.7mm) machine guns
Torpedoes 2 x Mk32 Mod 5 triple mounted torpedo tubes
Physical Countermeasures
Loral Hycor SRBOC decoy launchers
BAE Nulka decoy launchers
SLQ-25C torpedo countermeasures
Electronic Countermeasures
JEDS 3701 electronic support measures
Telefunken PST-1720 comms intercept
Radars
Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ
CEAFAR active phased array
Kelvin Hughes Sharp Eye
CEAMOUNT illuminators
SAAB Ceros 200
Cossor AIMS Mk XII
Sonars
Thomson Sintra Spherion
Thales UMS 5424 Petrel
Combat Data Systems Saab Systems 9LV453 Mk3E
Electro-optic Systems
Saab Systems Ceros 200
Infra-red search and track system
Helicopters 1 x S-70B-2 Seahawk or 1 x MH-60R Seahawk

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Glenn Towler

6 photos

Mick

1 photos

Steve Wright

1 photos

Dave Leonard

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Dean Porter

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Barry Graham

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Gary Faux

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Les Blair

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John Wilson

7 photos

Chris C.

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K. Watson

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Clyde Dickens

16 photos

Igor

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Walter Pless

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Roger Biggs

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Donald Bain

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