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    • FFH 154 HMAS Parramatta

    AU Royal Australian Navy




    2003 to present    


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    Flight Deck: 154
    Call Sign: VKMN


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    History of AU FFH 154 HMAS Parramatta

    1999-jun-5Laid down
    2000-jun-17Launched
    2003-oct-4Commissioned
    2004-jun-29Deployment RIMPAC 04 Participated in RIMPAC 04 exercise with HMAS Newcastle and HMAS Success
    2005-oct-10Deploymentdeparted Fleet Base East (Sydney) for 6 month maritime security mission to Middle East and the Persian Gulf, returning 13 Apr 2006.
    2008-sepDeploymentdeparted Fleet Base East (Sydney) for 6 month maritime security and anti-terrorist mission to Middle East, returning 18 Feb 2009.
    2010-mar-15Deploymentdeparted Fleet Base East (Sydney) for 6 month maritime security and anti-terrorist mission to Middle East, returning 15 Sep 2010.
    2010-jun-8Port Visitvisited Karachi, Pakistan until 10 Jun.
    2011-sep-26Deploymentdeparted Fleet Base East (Sydney) for 6 month maritime security mission to Middle East, returning Mar 2012 after being relieved by HMAS Melbourne.
    2013-oct-3Port VisitHMAS Kuttabul IFR 2013 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
    2015-febRefitGarden Island ASMD upgrade undocked after refit at BAE Systems Australia
    2017-apr-21Port VisitHamilton, QLD visit to Hamilton for ANZAC day celebrations
    2019-apr-7DeploymentExercise AUSINDEX 2019 Cross decking of embarked MH-60R (c/s Warlock) with INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan in Bay of Bengal.
    2019-may-02NEWS Australian Army Tigers Aboard Canberra for IPE 19
    2019-may-06NEWS Indian Navy Helicopters on Australian Ships

    Specifications

    		    

        from 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

    Aircraft

    		    

        Typical Max
    AU RAN Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 11
    AU RAN SNIA AS350 Ecureuil 01
    AU RAN NHI MRH90 Taipan 01
    AU RAN Kaman Seasprite 01
    AU RAN Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk 11

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

    		    

    AU Williamstown, 3nm SW of Melbourne



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