HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154)

HMAS Parramatta in 2013
History
Australia
Namesake	Parramatta River
Builder	Tenix Defence
Laid down	5 June 1999
Launched	17 June 2000
Commissioned	4 October 2003
Homeport	Fleet Base East
Identification	MMSI number: 503113000
Motto	"Strike Deep"
Honours and awards	Meritorious Unit Citation Four inherited battle honours
Status	Active as of 2019
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General characteristics
Class and type	Anzac-class frigate
Displacement	3,600 tonnes full load
Length	118 m (387 ft)
Beam	15 m (49 ft)
Draught	4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion	1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 MW) 2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 MW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	approximately 170 sailors
Sensors and 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) Surface search radar: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC
Armament	Guns and missiles: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, various machine guns and small arms, 2 × 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11 Weapons control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk

HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of ten warships built for the RAN and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) based on the MEKO 200 design, Parramatta was laid down in 1999, launched in 2003, and commissioned into the RAN in 2003. During her career, the frigate has been deployed to the Middle East on several occasions. In early 2015, Parramatta was docked to undergo the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade. She completed these upgrades in April 2016.