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{{Short description|Anzac-class frigate of Royal Australian Navy}}
{{Other ships|HMAS Perth}}
{{Other ships|HMAS Perth}}
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|Ship image=[[File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157).jpg|300px]]
| Ship image = HMAS Perth following ASMD refit.jpg
|Ship caption=HMAS ''Perth'' (FFH 157) during International Fleet Review 2013}}
| Ship caption = HMAS ''Perth'' (FFH 157) at sea following her Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade
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{{Infobox ship career
{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=Australia
| Ship country = Australia
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval}}
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Australia|naval}}
|Ship namesake=City of Perth
| Ship namesake = [[Perth]]
|Ship builder=[[Tenix Defence Systems]]
| Ship builder = [[Tenix Defence]]
|Ship laid down=24 July 2003
| Ship laid down = 24 July 2003
|Ship launched=20 March 2004
| Ship launched = 20 March 2004
|Ship commissioned=26 August 2006
| Ship commissioned = 26 August 2006
|Ship recommissioned=
| Ship recommissioned =
|Ship decommissioned=
| Ship decommissioned =
|Ship homeport=[[HMAS Stirling|Fleet Base West]]
| Ship homeport = [[HMAS Stirling|Fleet Base West]]
| Ship identification = {{MMSI Number|503100000}}
|Ship motto="Fight And Flourish"
| Ship motto = "Fight And Flourish"
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=Nine [[HMAS Perth#Battle honours|inherited battle honours]]
| Ship nickname =
| Ship honours = Nine [[HMAS Perth#Battle honours|inherited battle honours]]
|Ship status=Active as of 2015
| Ship status = Active as of 2019
|Ship notes=
| Ship notes =
|Ship badge=[[File:HMAS perth crest.png|Ship's badge]]
| Ship badge = [[File:HMAS perth crest.png|Ship's badge]]
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Ship class=[[Anzac-class frigate|''Anzac''-class frigate]]
| Ship class = [[Anzac-class frigate|''Anzac''-class frigate]]
|Ship displacement=3,810 tonnes full load
| Ship displacement = 3,810 tonnes full load
|Ship length={{convert|118|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{convert|118|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW)<br>2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW)
| Ship propulsion = *1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW)
*2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW)
|Ship speed={{convert|27|kn}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|27|kn}}
|Ship range={{convert|6000|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
| Ship range = {{convert|6000|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
|Ship endurance=
| Ship endurance =
|Ship boats=
| Ship boats =
|Ship complement=approximately 170 sailors
| Ship complement = approximately 170 sailors
|Ship sensors='''Sonars''': Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for [[Towed array sonar|towed array]]<br>'''Air search radar''': Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band)<br>'''Search radar''': CEA Technologies CEAFAR Active Phased Array Radar (S Band) <br>'''Navigation''': Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye (I-band)<br>'''Passive Detection''': Sagem Vampir NG Infrared Search/track<br>'''Target Illumination Radar''': CEA Technologies CEAMOUNT Active Phased Array Illuminator (X Band) <br>'''Combat data systems''': Saab 9LV 453 Mk 3E.[[Link 11]]& [[Link16]]<br>'''Weapons control''': Saab 9LV 453 radar/optronic director with CEA Solid State Continuous Wave Illuminator
| Ship sensors = *'''Sonars''': Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for [[Towed array sonar|towed array]]
*'''Air search radar''': Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band)
*'''Search radar''': CEA Technologies CEAFAR Active Phased Array Radar (S Band)
*'''Navigation''': Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye (I-band)
*'''Passive Detection''': Sagem Vampir NG Infrared Search/track
*'''Target Illumination Radar''': CEA Technologies CEAMOUNT Active Phased Array Illuminator (X Band)
*'''Combat data systems''': Saab 9LV 453 Mk 3E.[[Link 11]]& [[Link16]]
*'''Weapons control''': Saab 9LV 453 radar/optronic director with CEA Solid State Continuous Wave Illuminator
|Ship EW='''ESM''': Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept)<br>'''Countermeasures''': Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC, BAE Systems [[Nulka]] active missile decoy
| Ship EW = *'''ESM''': Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept)
*'''Countermeasures''': Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC, BAE Systems [[Nulka]] active missile decoy
|Ship armament='''Guns and missiles''': 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, 2 × Rafael Mini Typhoon 12.7mm (.50 cal) CIWS, small arms, 2 × 4 [[RGM-84 Harpoon|Harpoon]] Block II anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for [[AIM-7 Sparrow|Sea Sparrow]] and [[Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile|Evolved Sea Sparrow]]<br>'''Torpedoes''': 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes with MU 90 Torpedo
| Ship armament = *'''Guns ''': 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, 2 × Rafael Mini Typhoon 12.7mm (.50 cal) CIWS, small arms
*'''Missiles''': 2 × 4 [[RGM-84 Harpoon|Harpoon]] Block II anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for [[AIM-7 Sparrow|Sea Sparrow]] and [[Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile|Evolved Sea Sparrow]]
*'''Torpedoes''': 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes with MU 90 Torpedo
|Ship aircraft=1 × [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]]
| Ship aircraft = 1 × [[Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk]]
|Ship notes=Post-Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project upgrade. See [[Anzac-class frigate|class article]] for original configuration.
| Ship notes = Post-Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project upgrade. See [[Anzac-class frigate|class article]] for original configuration.
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'''HMAS ''Perth'' (FFH 157)''' is an [[Anzac class frigate|''Anzac'' class frigate]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN). The last of the class to be completed, she was built by [[Tenix Defence Systems]] and commissioned into the RAN in 2006. In 2007, ''Perth'' became the first major warship of the RAN to be commanded by a woman. During 2010 and 2011, the frigate was used as the testbed for a major upgrade to the ''Anzac'' class' ability to defend themselves from anti-ship missiles.
'''HMAS ''Perth'' (FFH 157)''' is an [[Anzac-class frigate|''Anzac''-class frigate]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN). The last ship of the class to be completed, she was built by [[Tenix Defence]] and commissioned into the RAN in 2006. In 2007, ''Perth'' became the first major warship of the RAN to be commanded by a woman. During 2010 and 2011, the frigate was used as the testbed for a major upgrade to the ''Anzac'' class' ability to defend themselves from anti-ship missiles.


==Design and construction==
==Design and construction==
{{main|Anzac class frigate}}
{{main|Anzac-class frigate}}
The ''Anzac'' class originated from RAN plans to replace the six [[River class destroyer escort]]s with a mid-capability patrol frigate.<ref name=Jones244>Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 244</ref><ref>Fairall-Lee, Miller, & Murphy, in Forbes, ''Sea Power'', p. 336</ref><ref name=GrazebrookSail/> Australian shipbuilding was thought to be incapable of warship design, so the RAN decided to take a proven foreign design and modify it.<ref name=Jones244/><ref name=GrazebrookSail/> Around the same time, the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] (RNZN) was looking to replace four [[Leander class frigate|''Leander'' class]] frigates; a deterioration in [[New Zealand-United States relations]], the need to improve alliances with nearby nations, and the commonalities between the RAN and RNZN ships' requirements led the two nations to begin collaborating on the acquisition in 1987.<ref>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', pp. 23–9</ref><ref name=Jones245>Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 245</ref> Tenders were requested by the Anzac Ship Project at the end of 1986, with 12 ship designs (including an [[airship]]) submitted.<ref name=Jones244/><ref name=Greener30>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', p. 30</ref> By August 1987, the tenders were narrowed down in October to [[Blohm + Voss]]'s [[MEKO 200]] design, the M class (later [[Karel Doorman class frigate|''Karel Doorman'' class]]) offered by [[Royal Schelde]], and a scaled-down [[Type 23 frigate]] proposed by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]].<ref name=Jones245/><ref name=Greener31>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', p. 31</ref> In 1989, the Australian government announced that Melbourne-based shipbuilder [[AMECON]] (which became [[Tenix Defence]]) would build the modified MEKO 200 design.<ref name=GrazebrookSail>Grazebrook, ''Anzac frigates sail diverging courses''</ref><ref name=Jones245/><ref name=Greener31/> The Australians ordered eight ships, while New Zealand ordered two, with an unexercised option for two more.<ref name=Wertheim20>Wertheim (ed.), ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', p. 20</ref><ref>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', pp. 43–4</ref>
The ''Anzac'' class originated from RAN plans to replace the six [[River-class destroyer escort]]s with a mid-capability patrol frigate.<ref name=Jones244>Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 244</ref><ref>Fairall-Lee, Miller, & Murphy, in Forbes, ''Sea Power'', p. 336</ref><ref name=GrazebrookSail/> The Australian shipbuilding industry was thought to be incapable of warship design, so the RAN decided to take a proven foreign design and modify it.<ref name=Jones244/><ref name=GrazebrookSail/> Around the same time, the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] (RNZN) was looking to replace four [[Leander-class frigate|''Leander''-class]] frigates; a deterioration in [[New Zealand-United States relations]], the need to improve alliances with nearby nations, and the commonalities between the RAN and RNZN ships' requirements led the two nations to begin collaborating on the acquisition in 1987.<ref>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', pp. 23–9</ref><ref name=Jones245>Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 245</ref> Tenders were requested by the Anzac Ship Project at the end of 1986, with 12 ship designs (including an [[airship]]) submitted.<ref name=Jones244/><ref name=Greener30>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', p. 30</ref> By August 1987, the tenders were narrowed down in October to [[Blohm + Voss]]'s [[MEKO 200]] design, the M class (later [[Karel Doorman-class frigate|''Karel Doorman'' class]]) offered by [[Royal Schelde]], and a scaled-down [[Type 23 frigate]] proposed by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]].<ref name=Jones245/><ref name=Greener31>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', p. 31</ref> In 1989, the Australian government announced that Melbourne-based shipbuilder AMECON (which became [[Tenix Defence]]) would build the modified MEKO 200 design.<ref name=GrazebrookSail>Grazebrook, ''Anzac frigates sail diverging courses''</ref><ref name=Jones245/><ref name=Greener31/> The Australians ordered eight ships, while New Zealand ordered two, with an unexercised option for two more.<ref name=Wertheim20>Wertheim (ed.), ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', p. 20</ref><ref>Greener, ''Timing is everything'', pp. 43–4</ref>


The ''Anzac''s are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or [[Vasco da Gama class frigate|''Vasco da Gama'' class]]) frigates, modified to meet Australian and New Zealand specifications and maximise the use of locally built equipment.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref>Wertheim, ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', pp. 20–1</ref> Each frigate has a {{convert|3,600|t|adj=on}} [[full load displacement]].<ref name=Sharpe25.470>Sharpe (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99'', pgs. 25, 470</ref> The ships are {{convert|109|m}} long at the [[waterline length|waterline]], and {{convert|118|m}} [[length overall|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|14.8|m}}, and a full load [[draught (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|4.35|m}}.<ref name=Sharpe25.470/> A [[Combined Diesel or Gas]] (CODOG) propulsion machinery layout is used, with a single, {{convert|30172|hp|adj=on}} General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine and two {{convert|8,840|hp|adj=on}} MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines driving the ship's two [[controllable-pitch propeller]]s.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/> Maximum speed is {{convert|27|kn}}, and maximum range is over {{convert|6,000|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}; about 50% greater than other MEKO 200 designs.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/><ref name=Wertheim21>Wertheim, ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', pp. 21</ref>
The ''Anzac''s are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or [[Vasco da Gama-class frigate|''Vasco da Gama'' class]]) frigates, modified to meet Australian and New Zealand specifications and maximise the use of locally built equipment.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref>Wertheim, ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', pp. 20–1</ref> Each frigate has a {{convert|3600|t|adj=on}} [[full load displacement]].<ref name=Sharpe25.470>Sharpe (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99'', pgs. 25, 470</ref> The ships are {{convert|109|m}} long at the [[waterline length|waterline]], and {{convert|118|m}} [[length overall|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|14.8|m}}, and a full load [[draught (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|4.35|m}}.<ref name=Sharpe25.470/> A [[Combined Diesel or Gas]] (CODOG) propulsion machinery layout is used, with a single, {{convert|30172|hp|adj=on}} General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine and two {{convert|8840|hp|adj=on}} MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines driving the ship's two [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|controllable-pitch propeller]]s.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/> Maximum speed is {{convert|27|kn}}, and maximum range is over {{convert|6000|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}; about 50% greater than other MEKO 200 designs.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/><ref name=Wertheim21>Wertheim, ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'', pp. 21</ref>


[[File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157) CEAFAR phased array radars.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Closeup of ''Perth''{{'}}s CEAFAR phased array radars installed as part of the ASMD Project]]
[[File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157) CEAFAR phased array radars.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Closeup of ''Perth''{{'}}s CEAFAR phased array radars installed as part of the ASMD Project]]
As designed, the main armament for the frigate is a [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5-inch 54 calibre Mark 45 gun]], supplemented by an eight-cell [[Mark 41 Vertical Launch System|Mark 41 vertical launch system]] (for [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow]] or [[RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow]] missiles), two {{convert|12.7|mm|adj=on}} machine guns, and two [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mark 32 triple torpedo tube]] sets (initially firing [[Mark 46 torpedo]]es, but later upgraded to use the [[MU90 Impact]] torpedo).<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/><ref name=FishGrevatt>Fish & Grevatt, ''Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo''</ref> They were also designed [[for but not with]] a [[close-in weapons system]] (two [[Typhoon Weapon System#Mini Typhoon|Mini Typhoon]]s fitted when required from 2005 onwards), two quad-canister [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] anti-ship missile launchers (which were installed across the RAN vessels from 2005 onwards), and a second Mark 41 launcher (which has not been added).<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Scott05>Scott, ''Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture''</ref><ref name=ScottEnhanced>Scott, ''Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power''</ref> The Australian ''Anzac''s use a [[Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk]] helicopter; plans to replace them with [[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite]]s were cancelled in 2008 due to ongoing problems.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Grevatt>Grevatt, ''Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme''</ref><ref name=Forbes>Forbes, ''How a helicopter deal flew into trouble''</ref>
As designed, the main armament for the frigate is a [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5-inch 54 calibre Mark 45 gun]], supplemented by an eight-cell [[Mark 41 Vertical Launch System|Mark 41 vertical launch system]] (for [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow]] or [[RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow]] missiles), two {{convert|12.7|mm|adj=on}} machine guns, and two [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mark 32 triple torpedo tube]] sets (initially firing [[Mark 46 torpedo]]es, but later upgraded to use the [[MU90 Impact]] torpedo).<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Sharpe25.470/><ref name=FishGrevatt>Fish & Grevatt, ''Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo''</ref> They were also designed [[for but not with]] a [[close-in weapons system]] (two [[Typhoon Weapon System#Mini Typhoon|Mini Typhoon]]s fitted when required from 2005 onwards), two quad-canister [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] anti-ship missile launchers (which were installed across the RAN vessels from 2005 onwards), and a second Mark 41 launcher (which has not been added).<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Scott05>Scott, ''Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture''</ref><ref name=ScottEnhanced>Scott, ''Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power''</ref> The Australian ''Anzac''s use a [[Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk]] helicopter; plans to replace them with [[Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite]]s were cancelled in 2008 due to ongoing problems.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/><ref name=Grevatt>Grevatt, ''Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme''</ref><ref name=Forbes>Forbes, ''How a helicopter deal flew into trouble''</ref>


''Perth'' was laid down at [[Williamstown, Victoria]], on 24 July 2003.<ref name=Wertheim20/> The ship was assembled from six hull modules and six superstructure modules; the superstructure modules were fabricated in [[Whangarei, New Zealand]], and hull modules were built at both Williamstown and [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], with final integration at Williamstown.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/> She was launched on 20 March 2004, and commissioned into the RAN on 26 August 2006<ref name=Wertheim20/> in [[Fremantle, Western Australia]] (the closest port to the ship's namesake city).{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} ''Perth'' was the final ''Anzac'' class ship to be constructed.<ref name=Wertheim20/>
''Perth'' was laid down at [[Williamstown, Victoria]], on 24 July 2003.<ref name=Wertheim20/> The ship was assembled from six hull modules and six superstructure modules; the superstructure modules were fabricated in [[Whangarei, New Zealand]], and hull modules were built at both Williamstown and [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], with final integration at Williamstown.<ref name=GrazebrookSail/> She was launched on 20 March 2004, and commissioned into the RAN on 26 August 2006<ref name=Wertheim20/> in [[Fremantle, Western Australia]] (the closest port to the ship's namesake city).{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} ''Perth'' was the final ''Anzac''-class ship to be constructed.<ref name=Wertheim20/>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
In mid-2007, Commander Michele Miller became the first woman to command a major RAN warship when she assumed command of ''Perth''.<ref>Argirides, ''Women in the RAN'', p. 216</ref>
In mid-2007, Commander Michele Miller became the first woman to command a major RAN warship when she assumed command of ''Perth''.<ref>Argirides, ''Women in the RAN'', p. 216</ref>


On 18 January 2010, ''Perth'' docked at the [[Australian Marine Complex]] in [[Henderson, Western Australia]] to be modified under the Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project.<ref name=thenavy16.17>''ASMD Upgrade commences on Perth'', in ''The Navy''</ref> The upgrade, intended to improve the class' anti-ship self-defence capability, included the fitting of [[CEA Technologies]]' CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT [[phased array radar]]s, a Vampir NG [[Infrared Search and Track]] system, and Sharpeye Navigational Radar Systems, along with improvements to the [[operations room]] equipment and layout.<ref name=thenavy16.17/> Both of the frigate's masts were replaced; the top of the aft mast now sits at {{convert|38.7|m}}, making ''Perth'' the second-tallest ship in the RAN.<ref name=thenavy16.17/><ref name=Nelson>Nelson, ''Anti-Ship Missile Defence trials head to sea''</ref> Because of the added equipment, additional ballast was added to improve the frigate's stability, and the ship's [[quarterdeck]] was enclosed.<ref name=Nelson/> The additional weight brought the ship's full load displacement to 3,810 tons.<ref name=Saunders29>Saunders (ed.), ''IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012-2013'', p. 29</ref> After the upgrade was completed in October 2010, ''Perth'' was used to trial the modifications before they were rolled out to the rest of the Australian ''Anzac''s: alongside and harbour trials at {{HMAS|Stirling}} were successfully completed in February 2011, and full [[sea trial]]s began on 21 February.<ref name=Nelson/><ref name=Scott10>Scott, ''HMAS Perth begins pilot ANZAC frigate ASMD refit''</ref> On 27 April, the frigate sailed to the east coast of Australia to continue trials, with further testing to occur at the United States Navy's [[Pacific Missile Range Facility]], then during [[Exercise Talisman Sabre]].<ref>Mouritz, ''Perth hints at shape of future''</ref> Testing was completed by July 2011, and the rollout of the ASMD upgrade across the class was approved in November 2011.<ref>Clare, ''New Cutting Edge Missile Defence System for ANZAC Ships''</ref>
On 18 January 2010, ''Perth'' docked at the [[Australian Marine Complex]] in [[Henderson, Western Australia]] to be modified under the Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project.<ref name=thenavy16.17>''ASMD Upgrade commences on Perth'', in ''The Navy''</ref> The upgrade, intended to improve the class' anti-ship self-defence capability, included the fitting of [[CEA Technologies]]' CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT [[phased array radar]]s, a Vampir NG [[Infrared Search and Track]] system, and Sharpeye Navigational Radar Systems, along with improvements to the [[operations room]] equipment and layout.<ref name=thenavy16.17/> Both of the frigate's masts were replaced; the top of the aft mast now sits at {{convert|38.7|m}}, making ''Perth'' the second-tallest ship in the RAN.<ref name=thenavy16.17/><ref name=Nelson>Nelson, ''Anti-Ship Missile Defence trials head to sea''</ref> Because of the added equipment, additional ballast was added to improve the frigate's stability, and the ship's [[quarterdeck]] was enclosed.<ref name=Nelson/> The additional weight brought the ship's full load displacement to 3,810 tons.<ref name=Saunders29>Saunders (ed.), ''IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013'', p. 29</ref> After the upgrade was completed in October 2010, ''Perth'' was used to trial the modifications before they were rolled out to the rest of the Australian ''Anzac''s: alongside and harbour trials at {{HMAS|Stirling}} were successfully completed in February 2011, and full [[sea trial]]s began on 21 February.<ref name=Nelson/><ref name=Scott10>Scott, ''HMAS Perth begins pilot ANZAC frigate ASMD refit''</ref> On 27 April, the frigate sailed to the east coast of Australia to continue trials, with further testing to occur at the United States Navy's [[Pacific Missile Range Facility]], then during [[Exercise Talisman Sabre]].<ref>Mouritz, ''Perth hints at shape of future''</ref> Testing was completed by July 2011, and the rollout of the ASMD upgrade across the class was approved in November 2011.<ref>Clare, ''New Cutting Edge Missile Defence System for ANZAC Ships''</ref>


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In October 2013, ''Perth'' participated in the [[International Fleet Review 2013]] in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |title=Participating Warships |date=2013 |work=International Fleet Review 2013 website |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210092404/http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |archive-date=10 December 2013 |access-date=14 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
''Perth'' visited [[Wellington]], New Zealand, in April 2012, leaving harbour on Thursday 26 April.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}


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During February and March 2015, an [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R|MH-60R Seahawk Romeo]] helicopter from [[725 Squadron RAN]] was embarked aboard ''Perth'' for at-sea trials of the new helicopter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roscoe |first=Robert |url=http://navynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=113693#folio=3 |title=Glimpse at future |work=Navy News |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=23 February 2015 |page=3}}</ref>
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In October 2013, ''Perth'' participated in the [[International Fleet Review 2013]] in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |title=Participating Warships: International Fleet Review, Sydney, Australia, 3–11 October 2013 |author=Commonwealth of Australia |date=2013 |website=www.navy.gov.au |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref>


In June 2016 ''Perth'' was deployed to the Middle East Region on ''Operation Manitou'' as part of the coalition taskforce to stop criminal activities such as piracy and drug trafficking. ''Perth'' was the Royal Australian Navy's 63rd ship rotation since 1991.
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During February and March 2015, an [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R|MH-60R Seahawk Romeo]] helicopter from [[725 Squadron RAN]] was embarked aboard ''Perth'' for at-sea trials of the new helicopter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roscoe |first=Robert |url=http://navynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=113693#folio=3 |title=Glimpse at future |work=Navy News |date=26 February 2015 |accessdate=23 February 2015 |page=3}}</ref>

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[[File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157) at Australian Marine Complex, Henderson, September 2019.jpg|thumb|left|''Perth'' at the Australian Marine Complex hardstand]]
In 2017 the Navy decided to place ''Perth'' in 'extended readiness' from December that year as it was unable to crew the vessel.<ref name="AFR Frigate's return to service delayed">{{cite news |last1=Tillett |first1=Andrew |title=Frigate's return to service delayed by too few sailors |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/frigate-s-return-to-service-delayed-by-too-few-sailors-20190617-p51yd4 |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=17 June 2019}}</ref> From late 2018, ''Perth'' underwent the Anzac-class frigate Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade at the Australian Marine Complex, Henderson, Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/2864-hmas-anzac-set-to-start-latest-warship-upgrade-program |title=HMAS Anzac set to start latest warship upgrade program |date=11 September 2018 |publisher=Defence Connect |access-date=4 October 2019 }}</ref> In 2019 it was reported that ''Perth'' would not re-enter service until 2021 as the Navy still did not have enough sailors to form a crew.<ref name="AFR Frigate's return to service delayed" /> The crew of {{HMAS|Arunta|FFH 151|6}} were transferred to ''Perth'' in early 2021, and the ship was scheduled to begin sea trials following the upgrades in June that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crew meets mayor of ship's namesake |url=https://news.defence.gov.au/service/crew-meets-mayor-ships-namesake |publisher=Department of Defence |access-date=2 June 2021 |date=1 June 2021}}</ref>


==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
;Books
;Books
*{{Cite book |last=Argirides |first=Andrea |title=Australian Maritime Issues 2006 |editor=Forbes, Andrew and Lovi, Michelle |publisher=Sea Power Centre - Australia |year=2007 |series=Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs |issue=19 |issn=1327-5658 |pages=213–7 |chapter=Women in the RAN: The Road to Command at Sea |isbn=0-642-29644-8 |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/PIAMA19.pdf |accessdate=29 October 2011}}
*{{Cite book |last=Argirides |first=Andrea |title=Australian Maritime Issues 2006 |editor=Forbes, Andrew |editor2=Lovi, Michelle |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Australia |year=2007 |series=Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs |issue=19 |issn=1327-5658 |pages=213–7 |chapter=Women in the RAN: The Road to Command at Sea |isbn=978-0-642-29644-3 |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/PIAMA19.pdf |access-date=29 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613185344/http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/PIAMA19.pdf |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}
** The chapter is available separately as ''Semaphore'', Issue 19, 2006 in [http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/Semaphore_2006_19.pdf PDF] and [http://www.navy.gov.au/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_19%2C_2006 HTML] formats.
** The chapter is available separately as ''Semaphore'', Issue 19, 2006 in [https://web.archive.org/web/20110808211245/http://www.navy.gov.au/enwiki/w/images/Semaphore_2006_19.pdf PDF] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20090514192840/http://www.navy.gov.au/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_19%2C_2006 HTML] formats.
*{{cite book|last=Fairall-Lee |first=Sam |author2=Miller, Kate |author3=Murphy, David |title=Sea Power: Challenges Old and New |editor=Andrew Forbes |publisher=Halstead Press |location=Ultimo, NSW |year=2007 |chapter=The Royal Australian Navy in 2030 |isbn=978-1-920831-44-8 |oclc= }}
*{{cite book|last=Fairall-Lee |first=Sam |author2=Miller, Kate |author3=Murphy, David |title=Sea Power: Challenges Old and New |editor=Andrew Forbes |publisher=Halstead Press |location=Ultimo, NSW |year=2007 |chapter=The Royal Australian Navy in 2030 |isbn=978-1-920831-44-8 }}
*{{cite book|last=Greener |first=Peter |title=Timing is everything: the politics and processes of New Zealand defence acquisition decision making |publisher=ANU E Press |series=Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence |volume=No. 173 |location=Canberra, ACT |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-921536-65-6 |oclc= |url=http://epress.anu.edu.au/timing_citation.html |accessdate=1 September 2011}}
*{{cite book |last=Greener |first=Peter |title=Timing is everything: the politics and processes of New Zealand defence acquisition decision making |publisher=ANU E Press |series=Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence |volume=173 |location=Canberra, ACT |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-921536-65-6 |url=http://epress.anu.edu.au/timing_citation.html |access-date=1 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407100508/http://epress.anu.edu.au/timing_citation.html |archive-date=7 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite book|last=Jones |first=Peter |editor=Stevens, David |title=The Royal Australian Navy |series=The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III) |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |chapter=A Period of Change and Uncertainty |location=South Melbourne, VIC |isbn=0-19-555542-2 |oclc=50418095}}
*{{cite book|last=Jones |first=Peter |editor=Stevens, David |title=The Royal Australian Navy |series=The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III) |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |chapter=A Period of Change and Uncertainty |location=South Melbourne, VIC |isbn=0-19-555542-2 |oclc=50418095}}
*{{cite book |title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012-2013 |editor=Saunders, Stephen |publisher=IHS Jane's |location=Coulsdon |date=2012 |series=[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] |isbn=9780710630087 |oclc=793688752}}
*{{cite book |title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013 |editor=Saunders, Stephen |publisher=IHS Jane's |location=Coulsdon |date=2012 |series=[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] |isbn=9780710630087 |oclc=793688752}}
*{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99 |editor=Sharpe, Richard |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |year=1998 |edition=101st |isbn=0-7106-1795-X |oclc=39372676}}
*{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99 |editor=Sharpe, Richard |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |year=1998 |edition=101st |isbn=0-7106-1795-X |oclc=39372676}}
*{{cite book |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |editor=Wertheim, Eric |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, MD |year=2007 |edition=15th |isbn=978-1-59114-955-2 |oclc=140283156 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C}}
*{{cite book |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |editor=Wertheim, Eric |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, MD |year=2007 |edition=15th |isbn=978-1-59114-955-2 |oclc=140283156 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C}}


;Journal articles
;Journal articles
*{{cite journal|last=Fish |first=Tim |last2=Grevatt |first2=Jon |date=24 June 2008 |title=Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo |journal=Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Fish |first1=Tim |last2=Grevatt |first2=Jon |date=24 June 2008 |title=Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo |journal=Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group}}
*{{cite journal|last=Grazebrook |first=A.W. |date=1 November 1996 |title=Anzac frigates sail diverging courses |journal=Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group |volume=101 |issue=009}}
*{{cite journal|last=Grazebrook |first=A.W. |date=1 November 1996 |title=Anzac frigates sail diverging courses |journal=Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group |volume=101 |issue=9}}
*{{cite journal|last=Jon |first=Grevatt |date=5 March 2008 |title=Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme |journal=Jane's Defence Industry |publisher=Jane's Information Group}}
*{{cite journal|last=Jon |first=Grevatt |date=5 March 2008 |title=Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme |journal=Jane's Defence Industry |publisher=Jane's Information Group}}
*{{cite news |title=Perth hints at shape of future |last=Mouritz |first=Katey |date=12 May 2011 |work=Navy News |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |page=6}}
*{{cite news |title=Perth hints at shape of future |last=Mouritz |first=Katey |date=12 May 2011 |work=Navy News |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |page=6}}
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/16/1023864378971.html |title=How a helicopter deal flew into trouble |last=Forbes |first=Mark |date=17 June 2002 |work=The Age |accessdate=20 September 2011}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/16/1023864378971.html |title=How a helicopter deal flew into trouble |last=Forbes |first=Mark |date=17 June 2002 |work=The Age |access-date=20 September 2011}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Anti-Ship_Missile_Defence_trials_head_to_sea |title=Anti-Ship Missile Defence trials head to sea |last=Nelson |first=Andy |date=24 March 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |accessdate=11 May 2011}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Anti-Ship_Missile_Defence_trials_head_to_sea |title=Anti-Ship Missile Defence trials head to sea |last=Nelson |first=Andy |date=24 March 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=11 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602144705/http://www.navy.gov.au/Anti-Ship_Missile_Defence_trials_head_to_sea |archive-date=2 June 2011 }}


;Press releases
;Press releases
* {{cite press release |last=Clare |first=Jason |title=New Cutting Edge Missile Defence System for ANZAC Ships |url=http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2011/11/28/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-%e2%80%93-new-cutting-edge-missile-defence-system-for-anzac-ships-2/ |publisher=Minister for Defence Materiel |accessdate=28 November 2011 |date=28 November 2011}}
* {{cite press release |last=Clare |first=Jason |title=New Cutting Edge Missile Defence System for ANZAC Ships |url=http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2011/11/28/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-%e2%80%93-new-cutting-edge-missile-defence-system-for-anzac-ships-2/ |publisher=Minister for Defence Materiel |access-date=28 November 2011 |date=28 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227132115/http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2011/11/28/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-%E2%80%93-new-cutting-edge-missile-defence-system-for-anzac-ships-2/ |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}


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Latest revision as of 02:12, 10 October 2024

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Perth.

HMAS Perth (FFH 157) at sea following her Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade
History
Australia
NamesakePerth
BuilderTenix Defence
Laid down24 July 2003
Launched20 March 2004
Commissioned26 August 2006
HomeportFleet Base West
IdentificationMMSI number: 503100000
Motto"Fight And Flourish"
Honours and
awards		Nine inherited battle honours
StatusActive as of 2019
BadgeShip's badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAnzac-class frigate
Displacement3,810 tonnes full load
Length118 m (387 ft)
Beam15 m (49 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 × General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine providing 30,000 hp (22.5 mW)
  • 2 × MTU 12v 1163 TB83 diesels providing 8,840 hp (6.5 mW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complementapproximately 170 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array
  • Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band)
  • Search radar: CEA Technologies CEAFAR Active Phased Array Radar (S Band)
  • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye (I-band)
  • Passive Detection: Sagem Vampir NG Infrared Search/track
  • Target Illumination Radar: CEA Technologies CEAMOUNT Active Phased Array Illuminator (X Band)
  • Combat data systems: Saab 9LV 453 Mk 3E.Link 11& Link16
  • Weapons control: Saab 9LV 453 radar/optronic director with CEA Solid State Continuous Wave Illuminator
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept)
  • Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC, BAE Systems Nulka active missile decoy
Armament
  • Guns : 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, 2 × Rafael Mini Typhoon 12.7mm (.50 cal) CIWS, small arms
  • Missiles: 2 × 4 Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow
  • Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes with MU 90 Torpedo
Aircraft carried1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
NotesPost-Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project upgrade. See class article for original configuration.

HMAS Perth (FFH 157) is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The last ship of the class to be completed, she was built by Tenix Defence and commissioned into the RAN in 2006. In 2007, Perth became the first major warship of the RAN to be commanded by a woman. During 2010 and 2011, the frigate was used as the testbed for a major upgrade to the Anzac class' ability to defend themselves from anti-ship missiles.

Design and construction

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Main article: Anzac-class frigate

The Anzac class originated from RAN plans to replace the six River-class destroyer escorts with a mid-capability patrol frigate.[1][2][3] The Australian shipbuilding industry was thought to be incapable of warship design, so the RAN decided to take a proven foreign design and modify it.[1][3] Around the same time, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) was looking to replace four Leander-class frigates; a deterioration in New Zealand-United States relations, the need to improve alliances with nearby nations, and the commonalities between the RAN and RNZN ships' requirements led the two nations to begin collaborating on the acquisition in 1987.[4][5] Tenders were requested by the Anzac Ship Project at the end of 1986, with 12 ship designs (including an airship) submitted.[1][6] By August 1987, the tenders were narrowed down in October to Blohm + Voss's MEKO 200 design, the M class (later Karel Doorman class) offered by Royal Schelde, and a scaled-down Type 23 frigate proposed by Yarrow Shipbuilders.[5][7] In 1989, the Australian government announced that Melbourne-based shipbuilder AMECON (which became Tenix Defence) would build the modified MEKO 200 design.[3][5][7] The Australians ordered eight ships, while New Zealand ordered two, with an unexercised option for two more.[8][9]

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 maximise the use of locally built equipment.[3][10] Each frigate has a 3,600-tonne (3,500-long-ton; 4,000-short-ton) full load displacement.[11] The ships are 109 metres (358 ft) long at the waterline, and 118 metres (387 ft) long overall, with a beam of 14.8 metres (49 ft), and a full load draught of 4.35 metres (14.3 ft).[11] A Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion machinery layout is used, with a single, 30,172-horsepower (22,499 kW) General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine and two 8,840-horsepower (6,590 kW) MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines driving the ship's two controllable-pitch propellers.[3][11] 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); about 50% greater than other MEKO 200 designs.[3][11][12]

Closeup of Perth's CEAFAR phased array radars installed as part of the ASMD Project

As designed, the main armament for the frigate is a 5-inch 54 calibre 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), two 12.7-millimetre (0.50 in) machine guns, and two Mark 32 triple torpedo tube sets (initially firing Mark 46 torpedoes, but later upgraded to use the MU90 Impact torpedo).[3][11][13] They were also designed for but not with a close-in weapons system (two Mini Typhoons fitted when required from 2005 onwards), two quad-canister Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (which were installed across the RAN vessels from 2005 onwards), and a second Mark 41 launcher (which has not been added).[3][14][15] The Australian Anzacs use a Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter; plans to replace them with Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprites were cancelled in 2008 due to ongoing problems.[3][16][17]

Perth was laid down at Williamstown, Victoria, on 24 July 2003.[8] The ship was assembled from six hull modules and six superstructure modules; the superstructure modules were fabricated in Whangarei, New Zealand, and hull modules were built at both Williamstown and Newcastle, New South Wales, with final integration at Williamstown.[3] She was launched on 20 March 2004, and commissioned into the RAN on 26 August 2006[8] in Fremantle, Western Australia (the closest port to the ship's namesake city).[citation needed] Perth was the final Anzac-class ship to be constructed.[8]

Operational history

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In mid-2007, Commander Michele Miller became the first woman to command a major RAN warship when she assumed command of Perth.[18]

On 18 January 2010, Perth docked at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia to be modified under the Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project.[19] The upgrade, intended to improve the class' anti-ship self-defence capability, included the fitting of CEA Technologies' CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT phased array radars, a Vampir NG Infrared Search and Track system, and Sharpeye Navigational Radar Systems, along with improvements to the operations room equipment and layout.[19] Both of the frigate's masts were replaced; the top of the aft mast now sits at 38.7 metres (127 ft), making Perth the second-tallest ship in the RAN.[19][20] Because of the added equipment, additional ballast was added to improve the frigate's stability, and the ship's quarterdeck was enclosed.[20] The additional weight brought the ship's full load displacement to 3,810 tons.[21] After the upgrade was completed in October 2010, Perth was used to trial the modifications before they were rolled out to the rest of the Australian Anzacs: alongside and harbour trials at HMAS Stirling were successfully completed in February 2011, and full sea trials began on 21 February.[20][22] On 27 April, the frigate sailed to the east coast of Australia to continue trials, with further testing to occur at the United States Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility, then during Exercise Talisman Sabre.[23] Testing was completed by July 2011, and the rollout of the ASMD upgrade across the class was approved in November 2011.[24]

In October 2013, Perth participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney.[25]

During February and March 2015, an MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter from 725 Squadron RAN was embarked aboard Perth for at-sea trials of the new helicopter.[26]

In June 2016 Perth was deployed to the Middle East Region on Operation Manitou as part of the coalition taskforce to stop criminal activities such as piracy and drug trafficking. Perth was the Royal Australian Navy's 63rd ship rotation since 1991.


Perth at the Australian Marine Complex hardstand

In 2017 the Navy decided to place Perth in 'extended readiness' from December that year as it was unable to crew the vessel.[27] From late 2018, Perth underwent the Anzac-class frigate Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade at the Australian Marine Complex, Henderson, Western Australia.[28] In 2019 it was reported that Perth would not re-enter service until 2021 as the Navy still did not have enough sailors to form a crew.[27] The crew of HMAS Arunta were transferred to Perth in early 2021, and the ship was scheduled to begin sea trials following the upgrades in June that year.[29]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 244
  2. ^ Fairall-Lee, Miller, & Murphy, in Forbes, Sea Power, p. 336
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Grazebrook, Anzac frigates sail diverging courses
  4. ^ Greener, Timing is everything, pp. 23–9
  5. ^ a b c Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 245
  6. ^ Greener, Timing is everything, p. 30
  7. ^ a b Greener, Timing is everything, p. 31
  8. ^ a b c d Wertheim (ed.), The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 20
  9. ^ Greener, Timing is everything, pp. 43–4
  10. ^ Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 20–1
  11. ^ a b c d e Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99, pgs. 25, 470
  12. ^ Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 21
  13. ^ Fish & Grevatt, Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo
  14. ^ Scott, Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture
  15. ^ Scott, Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power
  16. ^ Grevatt, Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme
  17. ^ Forbes, How a helicopter deal flew into trouble
  18. ^ Argirides, Women in the RAN, p. 216
  19. ^ a b c ASMD Upgrade commences on Perth, in The Navy
  20. ^ a b c Nelson, Anti-Ship Missile Defence trials head to sea
  21. ^ Saunders (ed.), IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2012–2013, p. 29
  22. ^ Scott, HMAS Perth begins pilot ANZAC frigate ASMD refit
  23. ^ Mouritz, Perth hints at shape of future
  24. ^ Clare, New Cutting Edge Missile Defence System for ANZAC Ships
  25. ^ "Participating Warships". International Fleet Review 2013 website. Royal Australian Navy. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  26. ^ Roscoe, Robert (26 February 2015). "Glimpse at future". Navy News. p. 3. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  27. ^ a b Tillett, Andrew (17 June 2019). "Frigate's return to service delayed by too few sailors". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  28. ^ "HMAS Anzac set to start latest warship upgrade program". Defence Connect. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  29. ^ "Crew meets mayor of ship's namesake". Department of Defence. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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Books
Journal articles
  • Fish, Tim; Grevatt, Jon (24 June 2008). "Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo". Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group.
  • Grazebrook, A.W. (1 November 1996). "Anzac frigates sail diverging courses". Jane's Navy International. 101 (9). Jane's Information Group.
  • Jon, Grevatt (5 March 2008). "Australia cancels troubled Super Seasprite programme". Jane's Defence Industry. Jane's Information Group.
  • Mouritz, Katey (12 May 2011). "Perth hints at shape of future". Navy News. Royal Australian Navy. p. 6.
  • Scott, Richard (16 December 2005). "Updating ANZACs to meet changed strategic posture". Jane's Navy International. Jane's Information Group.
  • Scott, Richard (12 December 2007). "Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power". International Defence Review. Jane's Information Group.
  • Scott, Richard (5 May 2010). "HMAS Perth begins pilot ANZAC frigate ASMD refit". International Defence Review. Jane's Information Group.
  • "ASMD Upgrade commences on Perth". The Navy. 72 (2). The Navy League of Australia: 16–17. April 2010.
News articles
Press releases
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