2004 to present    

FFH 155 HMAS Ballarat

AU Royal Australian Navy





IMO:
MMSI: 503114000
Flight Deck: 155
Call Sign: VKLG
Shipyard: Williamstown





  Events


History of AU HMAS Ballarat FFH 155

2000-aug-04Laid downLaid down
2002-may-25LaunchedLaunched
2004-jun-26CommissionedCommissioned
2005-jan-22 ran aground off Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, during conduct of a border protection patrol damaging her propellers and rudder.
2011-may-18DeploymentDeployment SG Changi Exhibition Centre IMDEX Asia 2011 Present for IMDEX Asia 2011 exhibition.
2016-febRefitRefit Henderson ASMD Programme departed BAE Systems Henderson Shipyard following completion of Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade, which indluded new midship mast for the CEA Phased Array Radar and preparing for MRH-90 operations.
2016-marDeploymentDeployment departed Fleet Base West for 6 month Pacific deployment, which included participation in RIMPAC exercises. Returned 21 Sep.
2017-aprDeploymentDeployment departed Fleet Base West for 4 month South East Asia deployment
2018-novDeploymentDeployment deployed to Middle East and Gulf for 9 months on Operation Manitou and returned to Fleet Base West on 14 July 2019.
2021-apr-23DeploymentDeployment N Bali Basin Scene of search Transit of Lombok Strait to search for missing Indonesia submarine KRI Nanggala, and join with HMAS Sirius which is due to arrive on 26/27 Apr.
2021-aug-03NEWS HMAS Ballarat in Talisman Sabre 2021



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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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