Anzac class frigate
The eight Anzac class frigates are the most modern major surface units in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN.) They are a modified German MEKO 200 design. Two additional units were built for New Zealand and are sometimes known as the Te Kaha class frigates. All 10 units have been built at Williamstown, Victoria. Australian units are numbered FFH 150 - FFH 157. New Zealand units are numbered F 77 and F 111. The RAN is in the process of acquiring 3 AEGIS air warfare destroyers, but has not yet selected a platform. A modified and upsized variant of the Anzac hull is a possibility.
FiguresDisplacement: 3,600 tonnes full loadDimensions: 118.0m oa × 14.8m × 4mArmament: 1 × 5in/54 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, 1 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS, 2 × triple Mk 32 TT, 1 × Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter aftPropulsion: 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine in CODAG configuration, 27+ktsComplement: 164
Units
External link Naval-technology.com page on Anzac frigates
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