ANZAC class
| ANZAC class | |
|---|---|
 HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) 2006 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | frigate |
| units | 8 (RAN) 2 (RNZN) |
| Namesake | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| period of service |
since 1996 (RAN) |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
3,600 ts |
| length |
118.00 meters |
| width |
14.80 meters |
| Draft |
4.00 meters |
| crew |
164 |
| drive |
1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (30,400 hp), 2 MTU diesel engines (8,600 hp each), 2 screws |
| speed |
27 knots |
| Range |
6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots |
| Armament |
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| helicopter |
1 × Kaman H-2 |
| Radar / Sonar |
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| electronics |
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| ECM |
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The ANZAC-class is a class of guided missile frigates in service by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy since the mid-1990s. The ten ships are based on the MEKO design by Blohm + Voss and were built by Tenix Defense Systems .
history
The ANZAC class was designed in the 1980s as a replacement for the Leander class frigates, which were almost 30 years old at the time and which were in service with both the Australian and New Zealand navies. Australia was also looking to replace its aging Perth-class guided missile destroyers . In 1989 the contract to build ten ships was signed, eight ships for the Australian and two for the New Zealand Navy. The ships were built in a modular way in Australia and New Zealand, and the final production took place in the Tenix Defense Systems shipyard in Williamstown near Melbourne , Victoria . The first ship, HMAS Anzac , was launched on September 16, 1994; the last ship, HMAS Perth , was launched on March 20, 2004.
After their planned retirement in the 2020s, they will be replaced by the Hunter class (in Australia) .
technology
Hull and drive
The hull of the ships is 118 meters long and 14.8 meters wide, the draft is 4 meters. The displacement is 3600 ts . It is powered by two MTU - diesel engines each with 8600 hp. For higher speeds, a General Electric LM2500 gas turbine is also fitted, which drives the ship at speeds of around 20 kn in place of the diesel engines. ( CODOG drive ). The power is transmitted on two shafts, each with a controllable pitch propeller . The maximum speed is 27 knots , the range is 6000 nautical miles at 18 knots.
Armament and Electronics
All frigates are equipped with a Mark 45 light weight gun in 127 mm caliber in front of the superstructure and two Mk32 triple torpedo tubes on both sides. An AN / SPS-49 is used as aerial reconnaissance radar , and a Thomson Sintra Spherion sonar is located on the bow . On the aft deck there is a flight deck including a hangar, and a Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is used as an on- board helicopter .
Australia
The eight Australian frigates are equipped with 8 Sea Sparrow and 32 Evolved Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles, and two quad-launchers for Harpoon anti-ship missiles are also being installed in front of the superstructure . The originally planned Sea Sparrow was replaced on the ships HMAS Warramunga , Stuart and Parramatta by the more modern ESSM, with the capacity increased to 32 missiles. At the Warramunga, the Raytheon CW Mk 73 for the Seasparrow missiles was replaced by the SSCWI from CEA Technologies, which works in the I / J band. The other ANZACs are also to be retrofitted with this fire control radar and in 2004 the Australian Navy decided to replace the Mk-46 torpedoes with the more powerful MU90 . HMAS Toowoomba , the first ship to be equipped with it, shot down the MU90 in June 2008 as part of an initial test. In 2003 the Australian Ministry of Defense decided to further modernize the ANZACs. A Sagem Vampire NG infrared targeting system is to be installed and the Saab radar system is to be replaced by a phase-controlled system from CEA Technologies in order to improve the defense capability against anti-ship missiles. HMAS Perth will be the first ship of the class to begin upgrading in early 2010.
Two RAM starters are also to be accommodated on board over the next few years.
After various software problems arose , in 2008 Australia decided against the SH-2G Seasprite as an on -board helicopter and used the S-70B2 instead .
New Zealand
The two New Zealand frigates have a Phalanx CIWS on the hangar roof, their Vertical Launching System, which is currently only used for Sea Sparrow missiles , is to be upgraded to the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile stand.
units
| ship | Namesake | Keel laying | Launch | In service | marine |
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| FFH 150 HMAS Anzac | ANZAC | 5th November 1993 | September 16, 1994 | May 18, 1996 |
 Royal Australian Navy
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| F77 HMNZS Te Kaha | Te Kaha in Maori : fire | September 19, 1994 | July 22, 1995 | July 26, 1997 |
 Royal New Zealand Navy
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| FFH 151 HMAS Arunta | von Arrernte , Aboriginal tribe in the Northern Territory | July 22, 1995 | June 28, 1996 | December 12, 1998 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 111 HMNZS Te Mana | Te Mana in Maori: authority | June 28, 1996 | May 10, 1997 | December 10, 1999 |
Royal New Zealand Navy
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| FFH 152 HMAS Warramunga | Aboriginal tribe | July 26, 1997 | May 23, 1998 | March 28, 2001 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 153 HMAS Stuart | John McDouall Stuart | July 25, 1998 | April 17, 1999 | 17th August 2002 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 154 HMAS Parramatta | Parramatta city | June 4, 1999 | June 17, 2000 | October 4, 2003 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 155 HMAS Ballarat | Ballarat city and river | August 4, 2000 | May 25, 2002 | June 26, 2004 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 156 HMAS Toowoomba | Toowoomba city | July 26, 2002 | May 16, 2003 | October 8, 2005 |
Royal Australian Navy
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| FFH 157 HMAS Perth | City of Perth | July 24, 2003 | March 20, 2004 | August 26, 2006 |
Royal Australian Navy
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Web links
- - TOOWOOMBA Launch ( Memento from August 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Tenix Pty Limited, July 13, 2008 (accessed: November 26, 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ HMAS Anzac (III). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ^ HMAS Arunta (II). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ↑ HMAS Warramunga (II). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ^ HMAS Stuart (III). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ↑ HMAS Parramatta (IV). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ↑ HMAS Ballarata (II). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ^ HMAS Toowoomba (II). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .
- ^ HMAS Perth (III). Royal Australian Navy , accessed July 15, 2018 .