HMAS Warramunga in the Savu Sea in 2021
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History | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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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.