FFH-155 Ballarat

Country:  Australia

Class, [Type]: Anzac, [FF].

Builder: Tenix, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.

Launch date: 25 May 2002.

Commission date: 26 June 2004.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.600 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 118 x 15 x 4

Main machinery: 1 x General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine ( 30.000 hp ), 2 x MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels ( 8.840 hp ), 2 x shafts.

Speed ( knots ): 27.

Range ( miles ): 6.000 at 18 knots ( 1 x diesel ), 900 at 27 knots.

Complement: 163 ( 22 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 127mm/54 United Defense Mk 45 Mod.2, 4 x 12,7mm.

Missiles:  SSM: 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon; SAM: 1 x Mk41 VLS launcher ( Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles ).

Torpedoes: 6 x 324mm tubes ( 2 x triple Mk 32 Mod. 5 launchers ). Mk 46 Mod. 5 torpedoes.

Military lift: fuel: 423 tons.

Radar: Air search: 1 x Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ, C/D bands; Surface search: 1 x CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR, G band; Navigation: 1 x Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA, I band; Fire Control: 1 x CelsiusTech 9LV 453, J band. CelsiusTech 9LV 453 and Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod1.

Sonar: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5, hull mounted, active search and attack, medium frequency.

Countermeasures: Decoys: ? x Loral Hycor Mk 36 SRBOC ( Sea Gnat and Nulka decoys ); SLQ-25 Nixie, towed torpedo decoy; ESM/ECM: Racal-Thorn Sceptre-A (radar intercept), EADS PST 1720 (comms intercept), Thales Telegon 10 Maigret HFD/F.

Helicopter: 1 x SH-60 Seahawk.

Callsign: VKLG ()

Homeport: Fleet Base East.