HMAS Stuart in 2014 |
| History |
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| Australia |
|---|
| Builder | Tenix Defence |
| Laid down | 25 July 1998 |
| Launched | 17 April 1999 |
| Commissioned | 17 August 2002 |
| Homeport | Fleet Base West |
| Motto | "Always Prepared" |
| Nickname(s) | "The Tartan Terror" |
Honours &
awards | Eight inherited battle honours |
| Status | Active as of 2023 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Class & type | Anzac-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,600 tonnes full load |
| Length | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion |
- 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW)
- 2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW)
|
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | approximately 170 sailors |
Sensors &
processing systems |
- Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array
- Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band)
- Surface search radar: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band)
- Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)
|
Electronic warfare
& decoys |
- ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept)
- Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC
|
| Armament |
- Guns and missiles: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, various machine guns and small arms, 2 × 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow
- Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes
- Fire control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band)
- Combat data systems: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11
- Weapons control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1
|
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk |
HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built at Williamstown in Victoria, and commissioned into the RAN in 2002. The frigate is operational as of 2021.
