HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)
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Namesake | The Australia and New Zealand Army Corps |
Builder | Tenix Defence |
Laid down | 5 November 1993 |
Launched | 16 September 1994 |
Commissioned | 18 May 1996 |
Decommissioned | 18 May 2024 |
Homeport | Fleet Base West, Perth |
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Motto | "United We Stand" |
Honours and awards |
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Status | Retired |
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Class and type | Anzac-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,810 tonnes full load |
Length | 118 m (387 ft) |
Beam | 15 m (49 ft) |
Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | approximately 170 sailors |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk |
Notes | Post-Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project upgrade. See class article for original configuration. |
HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) was the
In February 2024 it was announced by the Australian Government that HMAS Anzac would not sail again and be the first ship of her class to be decommissioned in the near future, followed by her sister ship Arunta in 2026. HMAS Anzac was decommissioned on 18 May 2024 after 28 years of service. [1]
Design and construction
The Anzac class originated from RAN plans to replace the six
The Anzacs are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or
As designed, the main armament for the frigate is a
Anzac was laid down at Williamstown, Victoria on 5 November 1993.[9] The ship was assembled from six hull modules and six superstructure modules, but unlike later ships in the class, which had modules fabricated at three sites, Anzac was built entirely at Williamstown.[4] The frigate was launched on 16 September 1994 by Army nurse Vivian Statham.[19] Anzac was commissioned into the RAN at Station Pier in Melbourne on 18 May 1996.[19] The ship's name is in recognition of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) and their service during World War I.[19]
Operational history
In October 1997, Anzac conducted Operation Dirk supported by HMAS Westralia targeting illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean catching the Patagonian toothfish around Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the Australian Fisheries Zone with the Salvora and the Aliza Glacial apprehended boarded by Clearance divers.[20][19]
Anzac was deployed to
29 October 2000 HMAS Anzac rendezvoused with CSIRO Research Vessel RV Franklin 300 nm west of Fremantle after answering a Mayday call during a port visit to Albany. In treacherous weather including, a six metre swell,40 knot winds and fading light HMAS Anzac launched a RHIB (Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat) and transferred a medical team to RV Franklin to stabilise the patient and transfer back to the Anzac. The patient was transferred by helicopter the next day back to Perth when Anzac reached aircraft range. Anzac had embarked a news crew from GWN at Albany and Anzac crew were able to film some of the rescue. The medical team and Boat crew received a Maritime Commanders Commendation. The Boat crew also received a CN commendation.<refhttps://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Estimates/Live/fadt_ctte/estimates/add_0001/def/ans-def-q39b-tables-feb01.ashx/>
Between 2001 and 2003, Anzac was deployed to the Persian Gulf on three occasions.[19]
Anzac was deployed to the Persian Gulf for the third time from February until May 2003, as part of
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In 2005, Anzac participated in a Northern Trident deployment: a round-the-world voyage intended as a
On the morning of 13 March 2009, Anzac was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.[26] The frigate was one of the thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review.
Anzac was assigned to Rotation 29 of
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During 2014, Anzac was the third ship of the class to undergo the
Between March and October 2015, Anzac sailed on a second Northern Trident deployment.[19][28][29] The 27,000-nautical-mile (50,000 km; 31,000 mi) circumnavigation included port visits to 11 countries and participation in commemorative services for the Gallipoli and Normandy landings.[28][29]
Anzac has received
In February 2024 it was announced that Anzac was due to decommission in 2024, the first of her class, to free up funding for a future enlargement of the RAN. Her sister ship, Arunta, is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026 while the remainder of the class would not receive any more major upgrades.[30][31] On 18 May 2024, a decommissioning ceremony was held for Anzac at HMAS Stirling.[32][33]
Citations
- ^ "HMAS Anzac (III) farewelled after 28 years of service".
- ^ a b c Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 244
- ^ Fairall-Lee, Miller, & Murphy, in Forbes, Sea Power, p. 336
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Grazebrook, Anzac frigates sail diverging courses
- ^ Greener, Timing is everything, pp. 23–9
- ^ a b c Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 245
- ^ Greener, Timing is everything, p. 30
- ^ a b Greener, Timing is everything, p. 31
- ^ a b Wertheim (ed.), The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 20
- ^ Greener, Timing is everything, pp. 43–4
- ^ Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 20–1
- ^ a b c d e f Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99, pgs. 25, 470
- ^ Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 21
- ^ Fish & Grevatt, Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo
- ^ Scott, Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture
- ^ Scott, Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power
- ^ Grevatt, Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme
- ^ Forbes, How a helicopter deal flew into trouble
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Perryman & Djokovic, Ships Named Anzac
- ^ Linton & Donohue 2015, pp. 297–299.
- ^ Stevens, Strength Through Diversity, p. 15
- ^ a b Royal Australian Navy, Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours
- ^ a b Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours
- ^ a b Operation Falconer (Iraq), HMAS Anzac, in It's an Honour
- ^ a b c Wheeler, Five inch Friday
- ^ Brooke, Marching into History
- ^ a b Staples & Paroz, Anzac sets sail for Gallipoli
- ^ a b Paroz, HMAS Anzac returns from NORTHERN TRIDENT 2015
- ^ Ben Felton (20 February 2024). "Australia To Double Fleet Size With Small Warships". Naval News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Surface Fleet Review". Australian Government. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Andrew McLaughlin (20 May 2024). "End of an era as first Anzac-class frigate is decommissioned after 28 years of service". PS News.
- ^ Boyko Nikolov (18 May 2024). "Australia retires a leading air defense and undersea warfare frigate". Bulgarianmilitary.com – via Google News.
References
- Books
- Fairall-Lee, Sam; Miller, Kate; Murphy, David (2007). "The Royal Australian Navy in 2030". In Andrew Forbes (ed.). Sea Power: Challenges Old and New. Ultimo, NSW: Halstead Press. ISBN 978-1-920831-44-8.
- Greener, Peter (2009). Timing is everything: the politics and processes of New Zealand defence acquisition decision making. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence. Vol. 173. Canberra, ACT: ANU E Press. ISBN 978-1-921536-65-6. Archived from the originalon 7 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- Jones, Peter (2001). "A Period of Change and Uncertainty". In Stevens, David (ed.). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. OCLC 50418095.
- Linton, Commander E.W. (Jake); Donohue, Commodore H.J (Hec) (2015). United and Undaunted: The First 100 Years: A History of Diving in the Royal Australian Navy 1911–2011. Queanbeyan, New South Wales: Grinkle Press. ISBN 9780980282153.
- Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1998). Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99 (101st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Group. OCLC 39372676.
- Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre – Australia. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. OCLC 140283156.
- Journal articles
- Fish, Tim; Grevatt, Jon (24 June 2008). "Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo". Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group.
- Grazebrook, A.W. (1 November 1996). "Anzac frigates sail diverging courses". Jane's Navy International. 101 (9). Jane's Information Group.
- Jon, Grevatt (5 March 2008). "Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme". Jane's Defence Industry. Jane's Information Group.
- Perryman, John; Djokovic, Petar (February 2015). "Ships Named Anzac". Semaphore. 2015 (2). Sea Power Centre Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- Scott, Richard (16 December 2005). "Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture". Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group.
- Scott, Richard (12 December 2007). "Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power". International Defence Review. Jane's Information Group.
- News articles
- Brooke, Michael (2 April 2009). "Marching into History". Navy News. Department of Defence.
- Forbes, Mark (17 June 2002). "How a helicopter deal flew into trouble". The Age. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- Paroz, Des (8 August 2015). "HMAS Anzac returns from NORTHERN TRIDENT 2015". Navy Daily. Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- Royal Australian Navy (1 March 2010). "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- Staples, Natalie; Paroz, Des (26 March 2015). "Anzac sets sail for Gallipoli". Navy News. p. 8. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- Wheeler, Stu (10 April 2003). "Five Inch Friday: Defining moment for Anzac". Navy News. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "ASMD Upgrade commences on Perth". The Navy. 72 (2). The Navy League of Australia: 16–17. April 2010.
- Websites and other sources
- "Operation Falconer (Iraq), HMAS Anzac". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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