HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)
Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Stuart.
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.
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HMAS Stuart in 2014 | |
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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 and awards | Eight inherited battle honours |
Status | Active as of 2023 |
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Class and 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) |
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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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk |
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