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Anzac-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
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| Specification | Anzac-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
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| Complement | 22 officers, 141 sailors and 16 government worker or air crew.[source] | — |
| Power | Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG): 1 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine, 30,172 hp (22,499 kW) 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, 8,840 hp (6,590 kW) each 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Anzac[source] | — |
| Builders | AMECON[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
109 m (357 ft 7 in) waterline length 118 m (387 ft 2 in) length overall[source]
Length
Single source134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
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Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)[source] |
People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | River-class destroyer escort (RAN) Leander class (RNZN)[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | New FFM-class (RAN)[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Built | 1993–2006[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1996–present (RAN) 1997–present (RNZN)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 12[source] | 50[source] |
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| Completed | 10[source] | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 3 x 7.2 m Juliet 3 RHIBs (although only 2 are normally carried)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Mark 36 SRBOC launchers SLQ-25A towed torpedo decoy Nulka decoy launchers Rascal Thorn modified Sceptre-A electronic support measures Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 radar intercept unit[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | Missiles: RAN 8-cell Tactical Mark 41 Vertical Launch System firing 32 quad-packed RIM-162 ESSM 2 × 4-canister Harpoon or NSM anti-ship missiles RNZN 20-cell GWS.35 VLS firing 20 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo launchers RAN: MU90 Impact torpedoes RNZN: Mark 46 torpedoes Guns: RAN and RNZN 1 × 5-inch/54 calibre Mark 45 mod 2 main gun 2 × .50 cal machine guns on Mini Typhoon mounts 6 x .50 cal machine guns crew served RNZN 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapons system Fitted for but not with RAN 1 × close-in weapons system 2nd 8-cell Mark 41 VLS RNZN 2 × 4-canister anti-ship missiles[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter RAN : Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk RNZN : Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite[source] | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Notes | For upgrades and current configurations, see the sections on "Australian modifications" and "New Zealand modifications" , or the individual ship articles[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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