Hobart class cruiser
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Revision as of 05:48, 20 April 2008
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
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 |
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| Aircraft | 2 S-70B-2 Seahawk |
Ship Profile
Profile of the Hobart class cruiser
Profile of an advanced version of the Hobart class cruiser.
