HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152)

HMAS Warramunga in the Savu Sea in 2021
History
Australia
Namesake	The Warumungu people
Builder	Tenix Defence
Laid down	26 July 1997
Launched	23 May 1998
Commissioned	31 March 2001
Homeport	Fleet Base East, Sydney
Identification	MMSI number: 50368098 Callsign: VKLD
Motto	"Courage In Difficulties"
Honours and awards	Six inherited battle honours
Status	Active as of 2019
General characteristics
Class and type	Anzac-class frigate
Displacement	3,810 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) Search radar: CEA Technologies CEAFAR Active Phased Array Radar (S Band) Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye (I-band) Passive Detection: Sagem Vampir NG Infrared Search/track Target Illumination Radar: CEA Technologies CEAMOUNT Active Phased Array Illuminator (X Band) Combat data systems: Saab 9LV 453 Mk 3E.Link 11& Link16 Weapons control: Saab 9LV 453 radar/optronic director with CEA Solid State Continuous Wave Illuminator
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, BAE Systems Nulka active missile decoy
Armament	Guns and missiles: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, 2 × Rafael Mini Typhoon 12.7mm (.50 cal) CIWS, small arms, 2 × 4 Harpoon Block II 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 with MU 90 Torpedo
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
Notes	Post-Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project upgrade. See class article for original configuration.

HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of ten frigates built for the Australian and New Zealand navies, Warramunga was laid down by Tenix Defence in 1997 and commissioned in 2001. During her career, the frigate has operated in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst, and undertaken anti-piracy operations off Somalia. Warramunga underwent the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade during 2014. She is active as of October 2022.