HMAS Sydney (DDG 42)

HMAS Sydney in 2021
History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Sydney, Australia
Ordered4 October 2007
Builder
Laid down19 November 2015
Launched19 May 2018
Commissioned18 May 2020
HomeportFleet Base East, Sydney
IdentificationMMSI number: 503000127
MottoThorough and Ready
StatusActive
BadgeShip's badge
General characteristics (as designed)
Class and typeHobart-class destroyer
Displacement7,000 tonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons) full load
Length147.2 m (482 ft 11 in)
Beam18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) maximum
Draught5.17 m (17 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
SpeedOver 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
RangeOver 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement
  • 186 + 16 aircrew
  • Accommodation for 234
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ITT EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems ES-3701 ESM radar
  • SwRI MBS-567A communications ESM system
  • Ultra Electronics Avalon Systems multi-purpose digital receiver
  • Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems low-band receiver
  • 4 × Nulka decoy launchers
  • 4 × 6-tube multi-purpose decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x MH-60R Seahawk

HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), named after the city of Sydney, New South Wales, is the third and final ship of the Hobart-class air warfare destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).