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The Voyager class Helicopter Destroyers are Australian designed and built AEGIS equipped Helicopter Destroyers 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. Their main role is anti-submarine warfare, for which they are equipped with VL-ASROC, four or five Seahawk, or ANH-90 Helicopters, and MU90 Torpedos.

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 (often carried). The ship also carries 8 Harpoon missiles in quad launchers.

There are four in service:

• HMAS Voyager
• HMAS Vendetta
• HMAS Vampire
• HMAS Victorious

Specifications

Displacement	10,000 tonnes
Length	547 ft (167 m)
Machinery	4 General Electric LM2500 COGAG; two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW)
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 128 Cell VLS system (64 missiles fore, 32 port quarter, 32 starboard quarter) Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile 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	4 or 5 S-70B-2 Seahawk, or ANH-90

Ship Profile