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HMAS ''Hobart'' (D 39) was a ''Perth'' class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy (USN) ''Charles F. Adams'' class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. In March 1967, ''Hobart'' became the first RAN combat ship deployed to fight in the Vietnam War. This marked the start of consistent six-month deployments to the warzone, which continued until late 1971; ''Hobart'' was redeployed in 1969 and 1970. During the 1968 tour, the destroyer was attacked by a United States Air Force aircraft. After the Vietnam War, ''Hobart'' saw service during Operation Navy Help Darwin; the RAN disaster relief effort following Cyclone Tracy, was the first RAN ship to dock at in Western Australia, and completed a round-the-world voyage in 1975. The ship was modernised during the late 1970s. ''Hobart'' was decommissioned in 2000, and sunk as a dive wreck off South Australia. ==Design and construction== ''Hobart'' was one of three ''Perth'' class guided missile destroyers built for the RAN.〔Cassells, ''The Destroyers'', p. 39〕 Based on the United States Navy's ''Charles F. Adams'' class, ''Hobart'' had a displacement of 3,370 tons at standard load, and 4,618 tons at full load, a length of overall and between perpendiculars, a beam of , and a maximum draught of .〔〔Cassells, ''The Destroyers'', p. 30〕 Propulsion was provided by two General Electric turbines, which provided to the destroyer's two propeller shafts.〔 ''Hobart'' could achieve speeds of .〔 The ship's company consisted of 20 officers and 312 sailors.〔 As a guided missile destroyer, ''Hobart''s main armament consisted of a Mark 13 missile launcher firing Tartar missiles and two Ikara anti-submarine missile launchers.〔 This was supplemented by two 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns and two Mark 32 triple torpedo tube sets.〔〔Chant, ''A compendium of armaments and military hardware'', p. 208〕 Over the course of the ship's career, the Mark 13 launcher was modified to fire Standard missiles, the Ikara launchers were stripped out in 1989, and two Phalanx CIWS units were installed in 1991.〔〔 ''Hobart'' was laid down by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City, Michigan on 26 October 1962.〔 The ship was launched on 9 January 1964 by the wife of David Hay, the Australian ambassador to the United Nations.〔 ''Hobart'' was commissioned into the RAN on 18 December 1965.〔 The cost of the destroyer was approximately A$45 million, including the initial load of supplies and ammunition.〔 During construction, the ship was assigned the United States Navy hull number DDG-26.〔Sea Power Centre-Australia, ''AWD, Hobart, MFU or DDGH – What's in a name?''〕 After commissioning, ''Hobart'' remained in American waters for eight months on trials and training exercises.〔 She left the US on 3 August 1966, and sailed via Hawaii and Fiji before reaching her namesake city on 1 September.〔 The ship spent very little time in Australian waters before she was deployed to fight in the Vietnam War in March 1967. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Hobart (D 39)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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