Adelaide class frigates
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English: The Adelaide class is the name given to six Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates built for service in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Systems
[edit]Guns
[edit]Mk 13 missile launcher
[edit]The Mk 13 missile launcher allows the Adelaides to fire Standard SAMs and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
VLS
[edit]Four of the Adeleide class have undergone an upgrade essentially to its electronic systems, the most visible external modification is a VLS system for the evolved Sea Sparrow SAM.
In service
[edit]Paying off
[edit]Two of the ships were paid off in the mid 2000s
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The ex-HMAS Adelaide together with HMAS Yarra at HMAS Kutabul