1966 |
| Ikara (from the Australian aboriginal meaning throwing stick) was an Australian design for a torpedo launcher. It would launch a Mk.44 torpedo up to 25km towards a submarine and after parachute descent, the torpedo would perform a helical, acoustic search. First fitted in Nov 1965 to its trials ship, HMAS Stuart (River class), it was fitted to other River Class frigates and with twin launchers to 3 Charles F Adams class destroyers. The Royal Navy and the Brazilian Navy were also customers. The system had been removed from Australian warships by 1991.  |
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| 1972 |  Frigate Ikara Leander class | 1 | ||||
| 1973 | Guided-Missile Destroyer Type 82 Bristol class | 1 | ||||
| 1976 |  Frigate Niteroi class | 1 | ||||
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| 1970-jun | HMS Leander F109 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit, completed Dec 1972 |
| 1970-oct | HMS Ajax F114 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1973 |
| 1971-oct | HMS Galatea F18 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit, completed Sep 1974 |
| 1973-jan | HMS Naiad F39 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Devonport, completed Jul 1975 |
| 1973-may | HMS Euryalus F15 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit, completed Mar 1976 |
| 1973-oct | HMS Arethusa F38 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Portsmouth, completed Apr 1977 |
| 1974-dec | HMS Aurora F10 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Chatham, completed Feb 1976 |
| 1975-jul | HMS Dido F104 | Frigate Ikara Leander class | Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1978 |
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