Battle class destroyer

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The Battle class destroyers are general purpose escort ships in the Royal Australian Navy, designed to provide anti-air defence, anti-surface defence, and anti-submarine defence to Australian and allied warships, and merchant convoys in wartime. They can also fulfill a ocean patrol function. The Battle class are named after famous Australian battles. Like the Hobart class cruisers, they are derivatives of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer, used by the United States Navy. The Battle class are a smaller version of the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA (USS Oscar Austin and onwards) destroyer.

  • HMAS Gallipoli
  • HMAS Tobruk
  • HMAS Long Tan
  • HMAS Coral Sea
  • HMAS El Alamein
  • NUSHIP Kokoda (building)
  • Lone Pine (planned)
  • Cocos (planned)

Specifications

Displacement 8,100 tons full load
Length 148m
Machinery CODOG
  • 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
  • 2 Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Speed 28+ kts
Armament
  • One 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun)
  • Two 20mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 8 RGM-84 Harpoons in 2 quad launchers
  • 2 32-Cell Mk 41 VLS system
    • Standard Missiles
    • BGM-109 Tomahawks
    • VL-ASROC
    • Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
  • 2 Mk 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Mk 46/MU90 Torpedoes
  • 2 Mk 38 Mod 0 25mm Bushmaster cannon
  • Mountings for 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG or FN M2HB-QCB Heavy Machine Guns
Aircraft 2 S-70B-2 Seahawk or S-70B-9 Seahawk

Ship Profile

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Profile of the Battle class Destroyer
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