HMAS Tasman (FFG) is the third planned ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. She will be a heavy frigate capable of anti-submarine, anti-air, anti-ship and land-attack warfare, integrating the Aegis Combat System with a suite of missiles including Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and a variety of anti-air weapons such as the SM-6 terminal anti-ballistic missile. Tasman is yet to begin construction, with her commissioning expected sometime after 2032.
 Type 26 frigate | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Tasman |
| Namesake | Abel Tasman |
| Ordered | 21 June 2024 |
| Builder | BAE Systems Australia, Osborne |
| Cost | AU$3.9 billion |
| Identification | Pennant number: |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hunter-class frigate |
| Displacement | 8,800 t (8,700 long tons; 9,700 short tons) full load displacement |
| Length | 151.4 m (497 ft) |
| Beam | 21.4 m (70 ft) |
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| Speed | 27+ knots |
| Range | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) in electric motor drive[1] |
| Complement | 180 personnel, with accommodation for 208 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Nulka decoy launchers |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | |
| Notes | |
Development and design
editThe Hunter-class frigate is a future class of frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to replace the Anzac-class. Construction is expected to begin in 2020, with the first of nine vessels to enter service in the late 2020s.[5] The Program is expected to cost AU$35 billion and a request for tender was released in March 2017 to three contenders: Navantia, Fincantieri, and BAE Systems as part of a competitive evaluation process.[6]
The Hunter-class frigate will be an Australian variation of the Type 26 class frigate that is to be operated by the Royal Navy from the mid-2020s. The class will have a 8,800-tonne (8,700-long-ton; 9,700-short-ton) full load displacement and will be approximately 150 metres (490 ft) in length. The vessel will be capable of sailing in excess of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) and will have a full complement of 180 crew.[7][1]
Construction and career
editTasman was ordered on 30 June 2018 and named after Explorer Abel Tasman. She will be built by BAE Systems Australia in Osborne.[8] Contract was signed on 21 June 2024.
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Hunter Class FFG". Royal Australian Navy. n.d. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ "Joint Media Release - Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Industry - New Approach to Naval Combat Systems". Department of Defence. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ Kerr, Julian (17 May 2017). "Anti-submarine future frigates to be armed with SM-2 missiles to blunt far-distant attacks". The Australian. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ Kerr, Julian (5 March 2019). "The Type 26 frigate mission bay. Part 2 – configuration and contents". Save the Royal Navy. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ 2016 Defence White Paper (PDF). p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ Pyne, Christopher (2017-03-31). "$35 billion Future Frigate Tender". www.minister.defence.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ Wroe, David (28 June 2018). "British frigate program to seed Australia's own warship industry, Turnbull says". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ Kuper, Stephen (2018-06-28). "Here comes the Hunter: BAE awarded $35bn SEA 5000 Future Frigate contract". www.defenceconnect.com.au. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-12-10.