Gemstone class destroyer

Gemstone-class destroyer
Outboard profile of D-9050 Alexandrite
Class overview
Name	Gemstone-class destroyer
Builders	Federal Shipbuilding, Lynch & Murphy
Operators	Tol Galen Royal Galenic Navy
Cost	± $1,100,000 (2018)
Planned	44
Built	44
Active	44 (Tol Galen)
General Characteristics
Type	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,100 tonnes (7,000 long tons; 7,800 short tons) (full load)
Length	155 metres (509 ft) (overall)
Beam	20 metres (66 ft)
Draught	5.3 metres (17 ft) (mean)
Propulsion	CODLOG
Power	70,000 shaft horsepower (52 MW)
Speed	>30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	5,850 nautical miles (10,830 km) at 20 knots
Endurance	60 days
Capacity	250 permanent berths
Complement	25 Officers, 150 ratings (core crew)
Sensors	•SAMPSON MFR (Batches 1-3) • CEAFAR 2 MFR (Batch 4) • SMART-L VSR (Batches 1 + 1A) • Sharpeye navigation radar • CEAMOUNT FCR (Batches 1-3) • ARTEMIS IRST
Sonar	• UMS-4110 (Batches 1, 1A, 3 and 4) • SQQ-90 (Batch2) • CAPTAS-4 towed-array (Batch 2)
ECM	• NOLQ-2-derived ECM/ESM system • AAR-54-derived MAWS • CIRCM-derived optical-countermeasures • 2x Chemring Centurion dispensers
Armament	Guns: • 1x Mk45 127mm/62 gun • 1-2x SAMOS CIWS • 4x Seahawk LW 20mm RWS Missiles: 1x 64-cell Mk41 vertical launch system •SM2-MR •SM-2ER •SM-3 •SM-6 •HyStrike •Sea Lance 1x 16-cell Mk41 vertical launch system •ESSM •Nulka 2x Seastreak LML sextuple launchers Torpedoes: 4x 400mm tubes lined to 324mm
Aviation & Flight Deck
Helicopters	1x Strikehawk (Batches 1A and 1B) 2x Wildcat (Batches 2, 3 and 4)

The Gemstone-class destroyer is a type of guided missile destroyer designed and manufactured in Tol Galen to replace a variety of ageing classes.

List of ships

Pennant Number	Name	Builder	Commissioned	Status
Batch 1
D-9050	Alexandrite	Lynch & Murphy	1st July 2006	Active
D-9051	Amazonite	Federal Shipbuilding	29th September 2006	Active
D-9052	Amethyst	Lynch & Murphy	28th December 2006	Active
D-9053	Aquamarine	Federal Shipbuilding	28th March 2007	Active
D-9054	Azurite	Lynch & Murphy	26th June 2007	Active
D-9055	Bloodstone	Federal Shipbuilding	24th September 2007	Active
D-9056	Cinnabar	Lynch & Murphy	23th December 2007	Active
D-9057	Citrine	Federal Shipbuilding	22th March 2008	Active
Batch 1A
D-9058	Corundum	Lynch & Murphy	29th August 2008	Active
D-9059	Crystal	Lynch & Murphy	27th November 2008	Active
D-9060	Diamond	Lynch & Murphy	25th February 2009	Active
D-9061	Emerald	Federal Shipbuilding	26th May 2009	Active
D-9062	Heliodor	Lynch & Murphy	23rd August 2009	Active
D-9063	Haematite	Federal Shipbuilding	22nd November 2009	Active
D-9064	Lodestone	Lynch & Murphy	20th February 2010	Active
D-9065	Malachite	Federal Shipbuilding	21st May 2010	Active
Batch 2
D-9066	Moonstone	Lynch & Murphy	18th October 2010	Active
D-9067	Morganite	Federal Shipbuilding	16th January 2011	Active
D-9068	Nephrite	Lynch & Murphy	16th April 2011	Active
D-9069	Neptunite	Federal Shipbuilding	15th July 2011	Active
D-9070	Onyx	Federal Shipbuilding	13th October 2011	Active
D-9071	Peridot	Lynch & Murphy	11th January 2012	Active
D-9072	Rhodolite	Lynch & Murphy	10th April 2012	Active
D-9073	Ruby	Federal Shipbuilding	9th July 2012	Active
Batch 3
D-9074	Sapphire	Federal Shipbuilding	7th October 2012	Active
D-9075	Sardonyx	Lynch & Murphy	5th January 2013	Active
D-9076	Sérandite	Federal Shipbuilding	5th April 2013	Active
D-9077	Sunstone	Federal Shipbuilding	4th July 2013	Active
Batch 4
D-9078	Tantalite	Lynch & Murphy	5th October 2014	Active
D-9079	Thulite	Federal Shipbuilding	31st December 2014	Active
D-9080	Tigereye	Federal Shipbuilding	26th March 2015	Active
D-9081	Titanite	Lynch & Murphy	24th June 2015	Active
D-9082	Tourmaline	Federal Shipbuilding	22nd September 2015	Active
D-9083	Turquoise	Lynch & Murphy	21st December 2015	Active

Variants

Batch 1

Batch 2

Batch 3

Batch 4

Operators

• Tol Galen
  • Royal Galenic Navy