1966    

AU Ikara



Torpedo Launchers

artillery



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.



  Specifications


24range (km)








  Used by


1972UK Ikara Leander class frigate FF 1
1973UK Type 82 Bristol class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1
1976BR Niteroi class frigate FF 1



  Refits


1970-jun UK HMS Leander F109 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit, completed Dec 1972
1970-oct UK HMS Ajax F114 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1973
1971-oct UK HMS Galatea F18 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit, completed Sep 1974
1973-jan UK HMS Naiad F39 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Devonport, completed Jul 1975
1973-may UK HMS Euryalus F15 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit, completed Mar 1976
1973-oct UK HMS Arethusa F38 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Portsmouth, completed Apr 1977
1974-dec UK HMS Aurora F10 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit at HMD Chatham, completed Feb 1976
1975-jul UK HMS Dido F104 Frigate Ikara Leander class Commenced Ikara refit, completed 1978



  In Service


UK Royal Navy
BR Brazilian Navy








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