HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05)
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For other ships with the same name, see Chilean ship Almirante Latorre and HMAS Melbourne.
HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) was an Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, which entered service in 1992. Melbourne has been deployed to the Persian Gulf on several occasions, and served as part of the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce in 2000. On 26 October 2019, Melbourne was decommissioned from the RAN, subsequently being transferred to Chile. The ship was commissioned into the Chilean Navy as Almirante Latorre on 15 April 2020.
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HMAS Melbourne in June 2018 | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Name | Melbourne |
Namesake | City of Melbourne |
Ordered | 1980 |
Builder | Australian Marine Engineering Consolidated |
Laid down | 12 July 1985 |
Launched | 5 May 1989 |
Commissioned | 15 February 1992 |
Decommissioned | 26 October 2019 |
Identification |
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Motto | "Vires Acquirit Eundo" (She gathers strength as she goes) |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold to Chile |
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Chile | |
Name | Almirante Latorre |
Namesake | Juan José Latorre |
Commissioned | 15 April 2020 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Adelaide-class guided missile frigate |
Displacement | 4,100 tons |
Length | 138.1 m (453 ft) overall |
Beam | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
Draught | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 184 (including 15 officers, not including aircrew) |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × Seahawk and 1 × AS350B Squirrel |
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