NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Hobart	39		ASC, Adelaide	6.9.2012	23.5.2015	23.9.2017	in service (2019)
Brisbane	41		ASC, Adelaide	3.2.2014	15.12.2016	27.10.2018	in service (2019)
Sydney	42		ASC, Adelaide	19.11.2015	19.5.2018	2019	building (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	6250
Length, m	133.2 pp 146.7 oa
Breadth, m	18.6
Draught, m	7.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 Caterpillar Bravo 16V diesels
Power, h. p.	47400 / 12240
Max speed, kts	28
Fuel, t	gas turbine oil / diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	5600(18)
Armament	2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84), 1 x 48 Standard SM-2MR Blcok III SAM / ESSM SAM (32 RIM-66M + 16 RIM-162), 1 x 1 - 127/62 Mk 45 mod. 4, 2 x 1 - 25/75 Typhoon-G Mk 25, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx Block 2B, 2 x 2 - 324 Mk 32 mod. 9 TT (MU90), 2 helicopters (S-70B-2 Seahawk)
Electronic equipment	SPY-1D(v), SPQ-9B, 3x SPG-62, type 1100 radars, Vampir NG, Mk 20 EOS e/o systems, type 2150, towed sonars, CS-3701, ES-3701-02S, MBS-567A ECM suites, 4x SKWS Mk 137, 4x Nulka decoy RL, SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo decoy, COMBATTS-21 (Aegis Mk 7-1) CCS
Complement	205 + 25 passengers

Project history

The class provides air defense against missiles and aircraft for friendly ships, land forces, and coastal infrastructure. Intended to replace the Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers and to ensure air-defense capabilities through the first half of the 21st century. In 2007 the Australian government announced that the Navantia-designed F-100 had been selected as the basis for the Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers. ASC Shipbuilder Pty Ltd. was selected as the shipyard for building the ships, and Raytheon, Australia was selected as the combat systems engineer. The AN/SPY-1D(v) provides aircraft and missile defense coverage at ranges in excess of 150km. At least 1 helicopter may be carried. Improvements over the F-100 class include increased diesel power and efficiency providing increased range; bow thrusters for increased littoral maneuverability; funnel top enhancements to improve "air wake", and increased bunk size to improve habitability. A Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is fitted and the Mk 45 127mm gun is capable of firing Extended Range Munitions. Undersea capabilities are improved over the F-100 program with the addition of a torpedo defense system, improved ASW decoys for torpedo defense, expanded underwater communications capabilities, and integration of the lightweight MU 90 torpedo. Improved antiship-missile defense capabilities and upgrades to the surface-to-surface missile system are also called for to improve target selectivity in congested littoral and coastal waters. There are plans to arm ships with Standard SM-3 and Tomahawk missiles.

4th ship, 45 Melbourne, was cancelled 15.3.2009 for financial reasons.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.