HMAS Darwin (FFG 04)
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| Image:HMAS Darwin F-04.jpg | |
| Career | Image:Royal-Australian-Navy-Ensign.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 3 July 1981 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 21 July 1984 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons |
| Length: | 138 m |
| Beam: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 7.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines providing 41,000 hp (490 kW) |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Range: | 4,500 miles at 20 knots |
| Complement: | 184 + aircrew |
| Armament: | Mk 13 launcher for Harpoon and SM-1 missiles; 1 x 3in OTO Melara; 1 x 20mm Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx; 2 x triple 324mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 2 x S-70B Seahawk |
| Motto: | "Resurgent" |
HMAS Darwin (04), named for the capital city of the Northern Territory, is an Adelaide class guided missile armed frigate laid down by Todd Shipyards at Seattle in Washington on 2 July 1981, launched on 26 March 1982 and commissioned on 21 July 1984.
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See also
- HMAS Darwin for other ships of this name
- List of frigates
- List of Royal Australian Navy ships
- List of ship launches in 1982
- List of ship commissionings in 1984