HMAS PARRAMATTA FFH154
Namesake: Parramatta River
Builder: Tenix Defence Systems
Laid down: 5 June 1999
Launched: 17 June 2000
Commissioned: 4 October 2003
Homeport: Fleet Base East
Motto: "Strike Deep"
Honours and awards:
Meritorious Unit Citation
Four inherited battle honours
Status: Active
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 (22.5MWS)
2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840hp (6.5MWS)
Speed: 27 knots (50km/h; 31mph)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000km; 6,900mi) at 18 knots (33km/h; 21mph)
Complement: approx 170 sea staff
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 and 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 × SH-60 Seahawk