According to a tweet published by the Royal Australian Navy on May 3, 2022, Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba is back in the water in Western Australia after completing the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program.
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Anzac class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (Picture source: RAN)
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) is the seventh Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was laid down in 2002 by Tenix Defence and commissioned in 2005.
The Anzacs are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or Vasco da Gama-class) frigates, modified to meet Australian and New Zealand specifications and maximize the use of locally built equipment.
Each frigate has a 3,600-tonne (3,500-long-ton; 4,000-short-ton) full load displacement. The ships are 109 meters (358 ft) long at the waterline, and 118 meters (387 ft) long overall, with a beam of 14.8 meters (49 ft), and a full load draught of 4.35 meters (14.3 ft).
Maximum speed is 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), and maximum range is over 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). The standard ship's company of an Anzac consists of 22 officers and 141 sailors.
The main armament for the frigate is a 5-inch 54 caliber Mark 45 gun, supplemented by an eight-cell Mark 41 vertical launch system (for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles) and two 12.7-millimeter (0.50 in) machine guns.
