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FFG 06 HMAS Newcastle

AU Royal Australian Navy





FFG 06 HMAS Newcastle

IMO:
MMSI: 503108000
Flight Deck: 06
Call Sign: VLNC
Shipyard: Williamstown





  Events


History of AU HMAS Newcastle FFG 06

1989-jul-21Laid downLaid down
1992-feb-21LaunchedLaunched
1993-dec-11CommissionedCommissioned
2004-jun-29DeploymentDeployment RIMPAC 04 Participated in RIMPAC 04 exercise with HMAS Parramata and HMAS Success
2005-may-23DeploymentDeployment Operation Catalyst departed for Middle East deployment, as part of Operation Catalyst.
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit CA Royal Roads Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2015-aprDeploymentDeployment Gulf of Aden Operation Manitou departed Fleet Base East for 6 month deployment to the Middle East region where she fulfilled 50 boardings and flew 70 sorties. It was Newcastle 60th rotation and was replaced on station by sister-ship HMAS Melbourne.
2015-aug-16NEWSPersian Gulf White Ribbon: End Violence Against Women
2016-sep-12DeploymentDeployment Port Darwin Exercise Kakadu 16 Participated in Exercise Kakadu 16 until 24 Sep. Led Red Force, which included USS Hopper, JS Fuyuzuki, KD Hang Jebat and KRI Hasanuddin.
2017-oct-28Port VisitPort Visit MG Diego Suarez Operation MANITOU 1st visit by RAN warship since WW II.
2019-aprDeploymentDeployment AUSINDEX 2019 Apr 2019, involved in AUSINDEX 2019
2019-may-02NEWS Australian Army Tigers Aboard Canberra for IPE 19
2019-may-14Port VisitPort Visit SG Changi Naval Base IMDEX Asia 2019 attended IMDEX Asia 2019.
2019-jun-30DecommissionedDecommissioned HMAS Kuttabul Decommissioning Ceremony



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  Specifications


Adelaide class
221crew
4100full load (tn)
139length (m)
14beam (m)
6.70draught (m)
4500range (nm)
29max speed (knots)
41000power (shp)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

1Missile Launcher Mk 13
1Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm
1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-55
1Naval Radar fire direction radar AN/SPG-60
1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-56

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