HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155)
Anzac-class frigate of Royal Australian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Ballarat.
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The frigate was laid down in 2000 and commissioned into the RAN in mid-2004. Since entering service, Ballarat has been involved in border protection as part of Operation Relex II, was deployed to the Gulf for Operation Catalyst, and was one of the two ships involved in the Operation Northern Trident 2009 round-the-world voyage. Ballarat has undergone the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade, completing in 2015.
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HMAS Ballarat with a US Navy helicopter in 2012 | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | City of Ballarat |
Builder | Tenix Defence |
Laid down | 4 August 2000 |
Launched | 25 May 2002 |
Commissioned | 26 June 2004 |
Homeport | Fleet Base West, Perth |
Identification | MMSI number: 503114000 |
Motto | "Defend the Flag" |
Honours and awards | Three inherited battle honours |
Status | Active as of 2021 |
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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) |
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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 22 Officers and 160 sailors |
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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. |
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