HMAS Arunta FFH-151   | 
  
Type:  | 
    Frigate  | 
    Class:  | 
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Builder:  | 
     Tenix Defence  Marine Division Pty. Ltd. Williamstown, Victoria, Australia  | 
    Pennant Number:   | 
    FFH-151  | 
  
Ordered:  | 
    August 14, 1989   | 
    Launched:  | 
    June 28, 1996   | 
  
Keel Laid:   | 
    July 22, 1995   | 
    Commissioned:  | 
    December 12, 1998   | 
  
Fate:  | 
    
        
         Active Homeport: Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, Perth, Australia.  | 
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Dimensions, machinery and performance   | 
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Length:  | 
    387' 1"   | 
    Engines:  | 
    1 General Electric LM-2500+ gas turbine  2 MTU Friedrichshafen 12V1163 TB83 cruise diesels  | 
  
Beam:  | 
    47' 5"   | 
     Combined diesel or gas  system (CODOG)   | 
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Draft:  | 
    13' 1"   | 
    Shafts:  | 
    2  | 
  
Displacement:  | 
    3,600  | 
    HP:  | 
    Gas 40,000 Diesels 17,680  | 
  
Speed:  | 
    28+ knots   | 
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Crew:  | 
    174  | 
    Range:  | 
    6,000 NM @ 18 knots   | 
  
Builder's Data   | 
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Page published Jan. 24, 2008   | 
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