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HMAS TOBRUK
(Gold Coast - QLD)

Launched:1 March 1980

Commissioned:23 April 1981

Decommissioned:31 July 2015

Scuttled: TBA

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Class and type:Modified Round Table-class Landing Ship Heavy

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Displacement:

  • 3,353 tons (standard)

  • 5,791 (full load)

Length:127 m (417 ft)

Beam:18.3 m (60 ft)

Draught:4.9 m (16 ft)

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Propulsion:2 × Mirrlees BlackstoneKDMR8 diesel engines, 9,600 horsepower (7,200 kW), 2 shafts

Speed:18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

 

Range:8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Boats & landing
craft carried:2 × LCM-8, 2 × LCVP, 2 x NLE pontoons

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Capacity:

  • 300 to 520 soldiers (long vs. short term)

  • 1,300 tons of cargo or 330 lane metres of vehicles

Complement:148, including 13 officers (as of 2012)

Sensors and
processing systems:

  • Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 surface search radar

  • Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 navigational radar

Armament:

  • As built:

  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

  • 2 × Bofors 40/60 bow mounted guns

  • Current:

  • 6 × 12.7 mm machine guns

  • 2 × Mini Typhoon Guns

Aviation facilities:

  • 2 helicopter spots on main cargo deck

  • 1 helicopter spot on rear flight deck

  • Both decks rated up to Chinook

HMAS BRISBANE
(Mooloolaba - Qld)

Launched:5 May 1966

Commissioned:16 December 1967

Decommissioned:19 October 2001

Scuttled: July 2005

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Class and type:Perth-class guided missile destroyer

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Displacement:

  • 3,370 tons standard

  • 4,551 tons full load

Length:

Beam:47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)

Draught:15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) maximum

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Propulsion:2 × General Electricsteam turbines, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW), 2 shafts

Speed:35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)

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Range:6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Complement:24 officers, 312 sailors

Armament:

HMAS ADELAIDE
(Avoca Beach - NSW)

Launched:21 June 1978

Commissioned:15 November 1980

Decommissioned:19 January 2008

Scuttled: April 2010 

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Class and type:Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock

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Displacement:27,500 tonnes (30,300 short tons; 27,100 long tons) at full load

Length:230.82 m (757.3 ft)

Beam:32.0 m (105.0 ft)

Draft:7.08 m (23.2 ft)

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Propulsion:

Speed:

  • Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum

  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) full-load sustained

  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) economical

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Range:9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Boats & landing
craft carried:4 × LLC

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Capacity:

  • Up to 110 vehicles

  • Heavy vehicle deck: 1,410 m2 (15,200 sq ft)

  • Light vehicle deck: 1,880 m2 (20,200 sq ft)

Troops:1,046

Complement:358 personnel; 293 RAN, 62 Australian Army, 3 RAAF

Sensors and
processing systems:Giraffe AMB radar, Saab 9LV combat system

Electronic warfare
& decoys:

Armament:

Aircraft carried:

  • 8 helicopters (standard)

  • 18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)

Aviation facilities:Flight deck with 13 degree ski-jump, 6 in-line deck landing spots

A
    •    HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
    •    HMAS Air Sprite
    •    HMAS Anzac (G90)
    •    HMAS Australia (1911)
B
    •    SS Balgowlah
    •    SS Bantam (1930)
    •    SS Barcoo (1885) 
    •    HMAS Bayonet (P 101)
    •    HMAS Bermagui
    •    HMAS Brisbane (D 41)
    •    PS Brighton
C
    •    HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)
    •    HMAS Coogee
    •    Crusader Australian Army ship (AV 2767)
    •    HMAS Colac
    •    USS Craven (DD-70)
D
    •    Dee Why - Class Ferry
    •    HMAS Doomba
E
    •    HMAS Encounter (1902)
G
    •    HMAS Geranium
H
    •    HMAS Hobart (D 39)
    •    HMAS Huon (D50)

J   (J Class Submarines)
    •    HMS J1
    •    HMS J2
    •    HMS J3
    •    HMS J4
    •    HMS J5
    •    HMS J7
    •    
    •    HMAS Junee (Bathurst - Class Corvette)
K
    •    HMAS Kara Kara
    •    HMAS Kianga
    •    HMAS Kookaburra
    •    HMAS Kuramia
M
    •    HMS Mallow (1915)
    •    HMAS Marguerite
    •    HMAS Marrawah
    •    HMAS Medea
    •    HMAS Mercedes
O
    •    USS Osborne (DD-295)
P
    •    HMAS Perth (D 38)

    •    SS Pike (USA)
    •    SS Pioneer (1905)
    •    HMAS Pioneer
S
    •    HMAS Stalwart (H14)
    •    HMAS Strahan
    •    HMAS Success (H02)
    •    HMAS Swan (DE 50)
    •    HMAS Swordsman
T
    •    HMAS Tasmania
    •    HMAS Tattoo
    •    HMAS Torrens (D67)
U
    •    HMAS Uki
    •    HMAS Uralba
V
    •    HMAS Vendetta (D69)
    •    HMAS Vigilant
Y
    •    HMAS Yarra (D79)

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List of Scuttled NAVY Vessels around Australia  (55 so far)

 

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