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  • FFG 04 HMAS Darwin

    AU Royal Australian Navy

    1984 - US US Navy - Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class FFG-44 built in USA for Australia as HMAS Darwin    



    1984 to 2017    



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    Flight Deck: 04
    Call Sign: VKDA


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    History of US Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class FFG-44 built in USA for Australia as HMAS Darwin

    1981-jul-3Laid downas FFG-44
    1982-mar-26LaunchedUSTodd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
    1984-jul-21Commissionedat Seattle, into RAN

    History of AU FFG 04 HMAS Darwin

    1986-oct-4Port Visit Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review.
    1991DeploymentPersian Gulf Operation Desert Shield/Storm First Gulf War with Seahawk 78
    2006-apr-7Homeportrelocated from Fleet Base West (Perth) to Fleet Base East (Sydney).
    2013-oct-3Port VisitHMAS Kuttabul IFR 2013 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
    2014-jan-19Deploymentdeparted Fleet Base East for 7 month maritime security and counter terrorism deployment to Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean as part of Operation Slipper.
    2014-marDeploymentGulf of Aden Operation Manitou Combined Task Force 150 operating around Gulf of Aden
    2015-dec-30DeploymentGulf of Aden Operation Manitou departed Fleet Base West for 6 month deployment to Middle East region to support CTF mission. Returned to Fleet Base East on 17 Jul 2016.
    2016-mar-14Port VisitOMMuscat Arrived in Muscat, for rest and replenishment visit, with S-70B from HS-816 Flight 5 embarked
    2016-nov-14DeploymentNZoff Kaikoura Kaikoura Earthquake relief operations diverted from Auckland to assist in earthquake relief off Kaikoura, due 16 Nov.
    2016-nov-20Port VisitNZWellington Harbour visited Wellington, en route Auckland
    2016-nov-21NEWS Canadians Ends Relief Operation in New Zealand
    2017-dec-9DecommissionedHMAS Kuttabul in Sydney

    Specifications

       

        from 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-60
    1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-56

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    AU RAN Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 12
    AU RAN CAC ca-32 kiowa 12

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