HMAS Perth

HMAS Perth Statistics

Commanding Officer	Captain Malcolm Wise
Pennant	FFH 157
Motto	Fight And Flourish
Type	Surface Combatant
Classification	Frigate Helicopter (FFH)
Class	Anzac Class
Based	Perth
Laid down	24 July 2003
Launched	20 March 2004
Commissioned	26 August 2006
Displacement	3,720 tonnes3,720,000 kg 3,720,000,000 g 8,201,193.84 lb 131,219,138.64 oz
Length	118 metres11,800 cm 0.118 km 0.0733 mi 387.139 ft 4,645.669 in
Beam	14.8 metres1,480 cm 0.0148 km 0.0092 mi 48.556 ft 582.677 in
Armament	5 inch Mk45 Mod 2 automatic rapid fire gun Mk 41 vertical launch system with Sea Sparrow anti-air missiles Harpoon Anti-ship missiles Nulka and Seagnat decoy systems 2 x Mk32 Mod 5 triple mounted torpedo tubes Mk 46 torpedoes MU 90 torpedoes 4 x 50 calibre (12.7mm) machine guns
Sensors & 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) Anti-ship Missile Defence Radar System: CEA Technologies CEAFAR/CEAMOUNT active Phased Array Radar (S-Band/X-Band) Dual SAGEM Vampir Infra-Red Search and Track System Navigation Radar: Dual Kelvin Hughes Sharp-eye (I-band) radar system
Main Machinery	1 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engine; 2 x MTU 12V 1163 diesels driving two controllable pitch propellers
Speed	28 knots14.404 m/s 51.856 km/h 0.0144 km/s 2,835.521 ft/min 47.259 ft/s
Company	173

Welcome aboard HMAS Perth. Perth is the eighth and final Anzac Class frigate to be built by Tenix for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Two other ships of the class have also been commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy.

The first steel for Perth was cut on 23 August 2000 and the keel was laid on 24 July 2003. Perth was launched by Ms Margaret Gee, daughter of Perth (I) survivor Allan Gee, on 20 March 2004. Perth was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on Saturday 26th August 2006.

Perth is the first of the Anzac Class ships to undergo the Anti-Ship Missile Defence Upgrade; it is expected to complete its trials in July 2011. Based on the success of this extensive Upgrade, Government will consider upgrading the remaining ships in Class.

The ship can embark a multi-role Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter to enhance anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and Search and Rescue capabilities. Embarkation of a helicopter also provides the ship with the capability to deliver air-launched torpedoes.

The name Perth carries with it the proud histories of two former RAN warships. The Officers and Sailors of Perth (III) look forward to building on the excellent reputations earned by our two previous namesakes.