Rockhampton Class Air Warfare Frigate
The Rockhampton Class Air Warfare Frigates are the successors to the Murrumbidgee and Condamine Class Frigates. There have been 8 produced in total. IFAS Rockhampton
(pictured), IFAS Caloundra
(pictured), IFAS Toowoomba and IFAS Coffs Harbour are homeported at Fleet Base North East, Brisbane and IFAS Mount Gambier
(pictured), IFAS Kalgoorlie
(pictured), IFAS Geelong and IFAS Launceston.
FFG280 IFAS Rockhampton
FFG281 IFAS Mount Gambier
FFG282 IFAS Kalgoorlie
FFG283 IFAS Caloundra
Rockhampton Class Specifications:
Type Air Warfare Frigate
Crew 163
Displacement 5,100 tonnes
Length 143 metres
Beam 14.8 metres
Draught 4.68 metres
Speed 32 knots
Range 9,650km (6,000 miles)
Missiles 2 quad launchers, Harpoon SSM, 48 Cell Mk41 VLS, SM-2MR, ESSM
Guns 1 x FMC 5 inch (127mm), 1 x Phalanx CIWS
Torpedoes Honeywell Mk 46 (mounted internally)
Helicopters 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk or 1 x MRH-90 Taipan
Phased Array Radars CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT Phased Arrays
Air Search Radar Signaal SMART 3D
Surface Search Radar 1 x CEA Prism
ECM AN/SLQ-32, 2 x Loral Hycor SRBOC 6 barrel Mk 36
Propulsion 2 x LM2500 Gas Turbines @ 51,000hp, 2 x Caterpillar 20V 856 TB92 Diesels @ 11,070hp, 2 x direct drive shafts
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