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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.
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- | 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.
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- | There are four in service:
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- | *HMAS Hobart
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- | *HMAS Brisbane
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- | *HMAS Sydney
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- | *HMAS Achilles
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- | <center>[[Image:HMASHobart.jpg]]<br>'''HMAS Hobart underway'''</center>
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Revision as of 19:36, 16 January 2014
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