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HMAS Hunter
Hunter-class frigate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMAS Hunter (FFG) is the lead ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
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Name | Hunter |
Namesake | John Hunter |
Ordered | 21 June 2024 |
Builder | BAE Systems Australia, Osborne |
Cost | AU$3.9 billion |
Commissioned | Projected 2031[1] |
In service | Projected 2034[2] |
Identification | Pennant number: |
Status | Under construction |
General characteristics | |
Type | Hunter-class frigate |
Displacement | 8,800 t (8,700 long tons; 9,700 short tons) full load displacement |
Length | 151.4 m (497 ft) |
Beam | 21.4 m (70 ft) |
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Speed | 27+ knots |
Range | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) in electric motor drive[3] |
Complement | 180 personnel, with accommodation for 208 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Nulka decoy launchers |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried |
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