Perth Class Destroyers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
440' 6 " |
Engines: |
2 General Electric geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
46' 9" |
Boilers: |
4
Foster Wheeler D type
1,275 psi (oil fired) |
Draft: |
20' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,370 std. / 4,618 full |
SHP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots |
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Crew: |
310 |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots |
Notes: |
The Perth Class were modified Charles F. Adams class destroyers built in the USA under contract for Australia. (Charles F. Adams Class Overview) |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
2 |
5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 |
single turrets |
25,909 yards @ 45° (14.7 miles) AA ceiling 51,600' @ 80° 70 lb. HE shell |
1 |
Mk 13 launcher |
single launcher |
(a) |
2 |
Ikara missile system |
2 single launchers |
(b) |
6 |
12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
2 triple launchers |
(c) |
2 (d) |
20mm Vulcan Phalanx MK 15 CIWS |
single mounts |
6,000 yards (max effective 1,625) 3,000-4,500 Rounds per minute |
Armament notes: |
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(a): |
Able to launch SM-1 (SAM) and or Harpoon (SSM) missiles. Up to 40 missiles carried. |
(b): |
The Ikara missile systems were fitted in place of the ASROC launcher used on U.S. ships. They were removed from 1989-1991. |
(c): |
Mk 46 torpedoes 8,000 yards @ 45 knots (4.5 miles), 99 lb. PBNX-103 warhead |
(d): |
Mounted beginning in 1990 and rotated between ships. |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan |
Sept. 26, 1963 |
July 17, 1965 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site Nov. 24, 2001.
Location: 5 miles SE of Albany, Western Australia. (35.04.790S - 117.58.060E) |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan |
Jan. 9, 1964 |
Dec. 18, 1965 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site Nov. 5, 2000.
Location: 4 NM west of Marina Vincent, Yankalilla Bay, South Australia.. (35.28.51S - 138.09.26E) |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan |
May 5, 1966 |
Dec. 16, 1967 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site July 31, 2005.
Location: 4.2 NM NNE of Point Cartwright, Queensland, Australia. (26.36S - 153.10E) |
Page revised Apr. 14, 2007 |