![]() HMAS Sydney in 2021
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Namesake | City of Sydney, Australia |
Ordered | 4 October 2007 |
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Laid down | 19 November 2015 |
Launched | 19 May 2018 |
Commissioned | 18 May 2020 |
Homeport | Fleet Base East, Sydney |
Identification | MMSI number: 503000127 |
Motto | Thorough and Ready |
Status | Active |
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General characteristics (as designed) | |
Class and type | Hobart-class destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons) full load |
Length | 147.2 m (482 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) maximum |
Draught | 5.17 m (17 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | Over 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range | Over 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x MH-60R Seahawk |
HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), named after the city of Sydney, New South Wales, is the third and final ship of the Hobart–class air warfare destroyers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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