HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)
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 HMAS Sydney in October 2007 after her upgrade |
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| Career (Royal Australian Navy) |  |
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| Namesake: | City of Sydney |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Laid down: | 16 January 1980 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 29 January 1983 |
| Homeport: | Fleet Base East |
| Motto: | "Thorough and Ready" |
| Nickname: | FFG-35 (US hull designation during construction) |
| Honours and awards: |
Meritorious Unit Citation |
| Status: | Active |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Adelaide class guided missile frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,200 tons |
| Length: | 138 metres (453 ft) |
| Beam: | 14 metres |
| Draught: | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines providing 41,000 hp (490 kW) |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 210 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-49 radar, Mk 92 fire control system, AN/SPS-55 radar, AN/SQS-56 sonar |
| Armament: | Mk 41 VLS for Evolved Sea Sparrow missile; Mk 13 launcher for Harpoon and SM-2MR missiles; 1 × 3 in OTO Melara; 1 × 20 mm Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx; 2 x triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x S-70B Seahawk or 1 x Seahawk and 1 x AS350B Squirrel |
HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) is an Adelaide class guided missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
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[edit] Construction
Sydney was laid down at Todd Pacific Shipyards on 21 August 1980, launched on 26 September 1980 and commissioned on 29 January 1983. During construction, the ship was referred to as FFG-35.
[edit] Operational history
Sydney was deployed to the Persian Gulf from 1990 to 1991.[1] The ship received the Meritorious Unit Citation on 4 November 1991 for this deployment.[1]
[edit] Upgrade
HMAS Sydney was the first of four frigates selected to go under the A$1 billion FFG Upgrade, with HMA Ships Darwin, Melbourne and Newcastle following. The upgrade features an 8-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) for 32 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM), installed forward of the Mk 13 launcher, and includes new diesel generators, new wiring and upgrades to the combat and air conditioning systems. Displacement has increased by 100 tonnes to 4,200 tonnes.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b It's An Honour - Honours. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. “Citation: For meritorious operational service in the Persian Gulf during enforcement of sanctions in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions and the subsequent period of hostilities against Iraq to liberate Kuwait in 1990-91.”
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