Class profile
Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer
Australia - Guided Missile Destroyer
Class facts
Country
Australia
Type
Guided Missile Destroyer
Length
147 m
Displacement
7000 t
Speed
28 kn
Public ships
3
Public description
The Hobart class air warfare destroyers are Australia's high-end Aegis surface combatants. SPY-1D(V), Mk 41 VLS, Standard/ESSM missiles, Harpoon, MU90 torpedoes, a 5-inch gun, Nulka decoys and MH-60R aviation give the class a strong area-air-defence and task-group escort role. The ships are central to protecting Australian amphibious and maritime task groups and to contributing to coalition air-defence operations.
Public ships in class
Equipment summary
Weapon
Mk 41 Vertical Launching System
48 cells
RIM-66 Standard Missile 2
RIM-162 ESSM
Harpoon
MU90 Impact
secondary
Mk 45 5-inch naval gun
1 mounts
Phalanx CIWS
secondary
Sensor
AN/SPY-1D(V)
1 mounts
Aircraft
MH-60R Seahawk
optional
Electronic warfare
Nulka active missile decoy
secondary
Other
Aegis Combat System