Patrol ship HMAS Eyre (OPV 204)
Basic information
Namesake:
Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Operator:
Country of build:
Builder:
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Ship measurements
Displacement:
1,640 t
Length:
80 m
Beam:
13 m
Draft:
4 m
Machine
Propulsion:
- 2 * 4,440kW diesel engines
Speed:
25 knots
Range:
4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Personnel
Complement:
40
Combat assets
Boats & landing craft:
- 2 * 8.5 metre sea boats
- 1 * 10 metre sea boat
Electronics:
- SAAB Situational Awareness System (SAS) with Saab EOS500 electro-optical fire control director
- Terma SCANTER 6002 radar
- Safran Vigy Engage electro-optical surveillance and fire control multisensor system
Armament:
- 1 * Rafael Typhoon stabilised gun mount fitted with a 25 mm M242 Bushmaster autocannon (interim)
- 2 * .50 calibre machine guns
Aircraft:
- Unmanned aerial vehicle
- light UAV capability to be integrated under Project Sea 129
Patrol ship Eyre (OPV 204), is the second 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.
- Comments
No comments yet
Log in or Register to write comments