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FFH 153 HMAS Stuart

AU Royal Australian Navy





FFH 153 HMAS Stuart

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Call Sign: VKCK
Shipyard: Williamstown





  Events


History of AU HMAS Stuart FFH 153

1998-jul-25Laid downLaid down
1999-apr-17LaunchedLaunched aka Tartan Terror
2002-aug-17CommissionedCommissioned
2011-decFate: transferedFate: transfered Garden Island into extended readiness at Fleet Base West, for 18 months
2013-may-10HomeportHomeport HMAS Kuttabul change of Homeport from Fleet Base West, arrived following seaworthiness checks at Fleet Base East, 10 Jul
2013-oct-03Port VisitPort Visit HMAS Kuttabul IFR 2013 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
2016-may-03RefitRefit Henderson ASMD Programme docked at BAE Australia Henderson for Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade
2020-julDeploymentDeployment VN Spratly Island FONOPS Part of AUS Joint Task Group on Freedom of Navigation exercise through South China Sea, near the Spratly Islands in mid Jul, en route Philippine Sea and RIMPAC 2020, with HMAS Canberra, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Arunta and HMAS Sirius.



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  Specifications


Anzac class
170crew
3600full load (tn)
118length (m)
14.80beam (m)
4draught (m)
6000range (nm)
27max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - MTU
1Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
1Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
1Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

1Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm
1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1Naval Radar fire direction radar CelsiusTech 9LV
1Naval Radar navigation radar Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA
1Naval Radar surface search radar CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Thomson Sintra Spherion

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  Builder


AU Williamstown, 3nm SW of Melbourne




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