I'm on a Boat --- ANZAC Frigates Slideshow

The ten Anzac class frigates (also referred to as ANZAC class frigates) are the major surface units of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). They were based on a modified German MEKO type 200 design. Eight ships serve in the RAN and are numbered FFH 150 - FFH 157. The two RNZN ships are F77 and F111.

Key Data:

Crew163 (including 22 officers)
Displacement 3,600t (full load)

Dimensions:

Length 118m (overall)
Beam 14.8m
Draught 4.35m
Speed 27kt (maximum), 18kt (cruising)
Range 6,000nm at 18kt

Weapon Systems:

Surface-to-Air Missile
1 x 8-cell Mk 41 VLS for Seasparrow missile,
8 missiles carried,
Evolved Seasparrow in last four ships of class (154-157),
32 missiles

Surface-to-Surface Missile
Harpoon (to be fitted)

Guns
1 x 127mm Mk 45 Mod 2 gun

Torpedoes 6 x 324mm torpedo tubes,
Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes

Helicopters
1 x S-70B Seahawk (Australia),
SH-2G SeaSprite (New Zealand)

Combat Data System
SaabTech 9LV 453

Weapons Control
SaabTech 9LV 453 optronic director,
Raytheon CW Mk 73 for Seasparrow missile,
CEA SSCWI for ESSM

Radar:
Air Search Raytheon
AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ C/D band

Air / Surface Search
Saab Sea Giraffe G/H band

Navigation
Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA I-band

Sonar
Thales Spherion B hull-mounted

Electronic Warfare and Decoy Systems:

ESM Thales Sceptre A

Decoys SRBOC launchers for SRBOC and Sea Gnat, 4 x launchers for BAeAus Nulka decoy

Propulsion:

Propulsion

CODOG, 1 x GE LM 2500 gas turbine, 22.5MW, 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels, 6.5MW


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[Look4cankles]

not as good as the birdies version

[TheBritishWatcher]

nice video and ships