HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155)
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 HMAS Ballarat refueling from USS Ronald Reagan |
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| Career (Royal Australian Navy) |  |
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| Namesake: | City of Ballarat |
| Builder: | Tenix Defence Systems |
| Laid down: | 4 August 2000 |
| Launched: | 25 May 2002 |
| Commissioned: | 26 June 2004 |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base East |
| Motto: | "Defend the Flag" |
| Fate: | Active |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Anzac class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,600 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 118 metres |
| Beam: | 15 metres |
| Draught: | 4 metres |
| Propulsion: | 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW) 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW) two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| 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 Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar: 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: | Guns and missiles: 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: 2 × 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: | 1 SH-2G Super Seasprite or SH-60 Seahawk |
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) is an Anzac class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
[edit] Construction
Ballarat was laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 4 August 2000, launched on 25 May 2002 and commissioned on 26 June 2004.
The motto and badge of HMAS Ballarat are references to the events Eureka Stockade, which occurred at Ballarat in 1854.
[edit] Operational history
HMAS Ballarat ran aground off Christmas Island near Flying Fish Cove on 22 January 2005 causing damage to the rudder and propellers from the sand and coral. She was able to return to Melbourne for repairs in drydock at Tenix after further checks in Fremantle.
HMAS Ballarat deployed to the Persian Gulf in March 2006, in support Operation Catalyst, the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
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