From Daily Escape

The Battle class Frigates are general purpose escort ships, 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. They are Australian-made version of the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán class frigate.

• HMAS Gallipoli
• HMAS Tobruk
• HMAS Long Tan
• HMAS Coral Sea
• HMAS El Alamein
• HMAS Kokoda

They are AEGIS ships, and the smallest in service. They carry the AN/SPY-1K search radar, and an Australian designed and made CEAMOUNT illuminator array.

[edit] Specifications

Displacement	6,250 tons full load
Length	147m
Machinery	CODAG 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 2 × Caterpillar 3600 diesel engines
Speed	29+ kts
Armament	One 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) One 20mm Phalanx CIWS 8 RGM-84 Harpoons in 2 quad launchers 48 Cell Mk 41 VLS system Usual combat load 24 Standard SM-2 16 BGM-109 Tomahawks 8 VL-ASROC 2 Mk 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes for Mk 46 Torpedoes
Aircraft	1 or 2 S-70B-2 Seahawk