HMAS Arafura
.jpg) Rendering of Arafura-class vessel
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Namesake | Arafura Sea |
| Builder | ASC Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 10 May 2019 |
| Status | Under Construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arafura-class |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,640 tonnes |
| Length | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 4,250 kW (5,700 hp)} diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) |
| Troops | 60 |
| Complement | 40 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Saab Situational Awareness System (SAS) with Saab EOS500 electro-optical fire control director,[1][2] Terma SCANTER 6002 radar,[3][4] Safran Vigy Engage electro-optical surveillance and fire control multisensor system[5][6] |
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| Aviation facilities | Small flight deck |
NUSHIP Arafura (OPV 1),[7] named to represent Australia's interests in the Arafura Sea, is the lead ship of the Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels currently under construction for the Royal Australian Navy. The ship is based on the Lürssen OPV80 design, and is being constructed by ASC Pty Ltd at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Osborne, South Australia.[8] It is planned that the ship will enter service in 2021.[8]
References
- ^ "Saab Receives Order For Australian OPV Situational Awareness System". Saab Press Release. 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Saab sensor system for OPVs". Australian Defence Magazine. 2018-04-23.
- ^ "SCANTER 6002 radar selected for SEA 1180 OPVs". Defence Connect. 2018-08-07.
- ^ "Australian SEA1180 OPVs to feature Terma's air and surface surveillance radars". Naval Today. 2018-07-31.
- ^ Scott, Richard. "Vigy Engage selected for Project SEA 1180 OPVs". Jane's Navy International.
- ^ "Safran Vigy Engage Selected For Australia's Sea 1180 OPVS". Monash Publishing Group. 2018-09-05.
- ^ Hartigan, Brian (2020-04-09). "New Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel names announced". CONTACT magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ a b Navy, Royal Australian. "Offshore Patrol Vessel announced". Navy Daily. Retrieved 2020-07-12.