HMAS Sydney (V)


HMAS Sydney (V) Statistics
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Pennant 42
Type Surface Combatant
Classification Air Warfare Destroyer
Class Hobart Class
Displacement 6,250 tonnes (full load)
Length 146.7 metres14,670 cm
0.147 km
0.0912 mi
481.299 ft
5,775.591 in
Beam 18.6 metres1,860 cm
0.0186 km
0.0116 mi
61.024 ft
732.283 in
Armament
  • Aegis Weapons System Baseline 7.1
  • AN/SPY-1D(V) Phased Array Radar
  • Horizon Search Radar
  • Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (48 VLS cells)
  • Mk 45 Mod 4 5" 62 Calibre Gun
  • Advanced Harpoon Weapon Control System: 2 quad launchers
  • Electronic Warfare suite
  • Nulka Active Missile Decoy system
  • Nixie towed torpedo decoys
  • Phalanx Block 1B Close In Weapon System
  • Integrated Sonar system incorporating a hull mounted and towed array sonar
Aircraft
  • 1 helicopter housed in a single hanger.
Speed 28+ knots
Company 180 with accommodation for up to 234.
Range 5,000+ nautical miles at 18+ knots

The fifth HMAS Sydney will be one of three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers due to enter service with the RAN after 2013.

Air Medical Evacuation (AME) team, left to right: Petty Officer Med Patt Feige, Lieutenant Tim Craven,...

Air Medical Evacuation (AME) team, left to right: Petty Officer Med Patt Feige, Lieutenant Tim Craven,...