Adelaide class - FFG - Guided-Missile Frigate IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: VKLA See Also: LH Canberra class LHD 01 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeployment History of HMAS Adelaide FFG 01 1977-jul-29Laid downLaid down 1978-jun-21LaunchedLaunched 1980-aug-30CommissionedCommissioned 1986-oct-04 Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review. 2002-sep-17Port VisitPort Visit arrived Ho Chi Minh City for goodwill visit. 2007-sep-04DeploymentDeployment Exercise Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal, until 9 Sep. Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Adelaide class 221crew 4100full load (tn) 139length (m) 14beam (m) 6.70draught (m) 4500range (nm) 29max speed (knots) 41000power (shp) 2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 1Missile Launcher Mk 13 1Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS 1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm 1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm 1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49 1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-55 1Naval Radar fire direction radar AN/SPG-601Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-56 Aircraft Typical Max RAN Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 12 RAN CAC ca-32 kiowa 12