HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)
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- See also: HMAS Stuart for other ships of this name
 HMAS Stuart in 2006 |
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| Career Australia |  |
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| Builder: | Tenix Defence Systems |
| Laid down: | 25 July 1998 |
| Launched: | 17 April 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 17 August 2002 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base East |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,600 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 118 m |
| Beam: | 15 m |
| Draught: | 4 m |
| Propulsion: | 1× General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW) 2x MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots |
| Range: | 6,000 miles at 18 knots |
| Complement: | approximately 170 Sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency Provision for towed array Radars: Air search: Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Air/surface search: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band) |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept) Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC |
| Armament: | 1× 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun various machine guns and small arms Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow Torpedoes: 2x triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11 Weapons control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1x Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite or SH-60 |
| Motto: | "Always Prepared" |
The third HMAS Stuart (FFH-153) is an Anzac class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 25 July 1998, launched on 17 April 1999 by Mrs. Maxine Barrie, the wife of Admiral Chris Barrie, the Chief of the Defence Force and commissioned on 24 August 2002.
In 2004 Stuart deployed to the Persian Gulf on active service contributing to Operation Catalyst, Australia's military contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
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