Hobart class cruiser

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The Hobart class Guided Missile Cruisers are American-designed, Australian-built AEGIS equipped Air Warfare Cruisers in service with the Royal Australian Navy. They are made by the Australian Submarine Corporation, in South Australia. The design is based on the American Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyers.

The ships are closer to cruisers in overall performance, having 128 Mk-41 VLS cells for Standard missiles, VL-ASROC, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (rarely carried). The ship also carries 16 Harpoon missiles in quad launchers.

There are four in service:

  • HMAS Hobart
  • HMAS Brisbane
  • HMAS Sydney
  • HMAS Achilles
Image:HMASHobart.jpg
HMAS Hobart underway

Specifications

Displacement 10,000 tonnes
Length 544 ft (165.9 m)
Machinery 4 General Electric LM2500 COGAG; two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW)
Speed 30+ kts
Armament
  • One 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun)
  • One 20mm Phalanx CIWS
  • One RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher
  • 16 RGM-84 Harpoons in 4 quad launchers
  • 128 Cell VLS system (80 missiles fore, 48 aft)
    • Standard Missiles
    • BGM-109 Tomahawks
    • VL-ASROC
  • 2 Mk 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Mk 46/MU90 Torpedoes
  • 2 25mm M242 Bushmaster cannon
  • 2 0.50 cal FN M2HB-QCB Heavy Machine Guns
  • Mountings for 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG
Aircraft 2 S-70B-2 Seahawk

Ship Profile

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Profile of the Hobart class cruiser
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