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HMAS ''Hobart'' (DDGH 39), named after the city of Hobart, Tasmania, is the lead ship of the ''Hobart''-class air warfare destroyers under construction for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship, based on the ''Álvaro de Bazán''-class frigate designed by Navantia, was built at ASC's shipyard in Osborne, South Australia from modules fabricated by ASC, BAE Systems Australia in Victoria, and Forgacs Group in New South Wales. ''Hobart'' was ordered in 2007, but errors and delays in construction have caused extensive schedule slippage. Despite commissioning initially planned for December 2014, the ship was not laid down until September 2012, and launched in May 2015, with completion now planned for June 2017. ==Design== (詳細は''Adelaide''-class frigates and restore the capability last exhibited by the ''Perth''-class destroyers.〔Gulber, ''Growth in Strength'', p. 5〕〔Pengelley, ''Aussie rules''〕 The AWD Alliance (a consortium of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), shipbuilder ASC, and combat system designer Raytheon) was created to oversee the acquisition project.〔 In August 2005, Gibbs & Cox's Evolved Flight II ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer concept and the Navantia-designed ''Álvaro de Bazán''-class frigate were selected from the initial round of tendering for further study.〔Brown, ''Spanish designs are Australia's choice for warship programmes''〕〔Department of Defence, ''Preferred designer chosen for AWD contract''〕 Although the ''Arleigh Burke'' concept was larger, better-armed, and more capable on paper, the ''Álvaro de Bazán'' class was selected June 2007 as the basis of the AWD as they had seen active service, could be in Australian service earlier and were cheaper.〔Shackleton, ''Choices and consequences''〕〔 Three ships were ordered on 4 October 2007, with an unexercised option for a fourth.〔〔Kerr, ''Australia seeks to extend AWD options''〕 ''Hobart'' will have a full-load displacement at launch of , a length overall of , a maximum beam of , and a draught of .〔〔Gulber, ''Growth in Strength'', p. 8〕 The combined diesel or gas turbine (CODOG) propulsion arrangement consists of two General Electric Marine model 7LM2500-SA-MLG38 gas turbines, each generating , and two Caterpillar Bravo 16 V Bravo diesel engines, each providing .〔 These drive two propeller shafts, fitted with Wärtsilä controllable pitch propellers.〔 The ships' maximum speed is over , with a range of over at ; although slower than equivalent designs, the greater range and endurance is more important for Australian operating conditions.〔 She is also fitted with a bow thruster.〔 The standard ship's company is 186-strong, plus 16 additional personnel to operate and maintain the ship's helicopter, with maximum accommodation for 234.〔 The destroyer's main weapon is a 48-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System, capable of firing RIM-66 Standard 2 anti-aircraft missile or quad-packed RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow point-defence missiles, with likely upgrades to carry RIM-174 Standard 6 anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles.〔〔Thornhill, ''Force 2030'', pp. 9–10〕 This will be supplemented by two four-canister Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, and a BAE Systems 5-inch/62 calibre Mark 45 gun.〔 Two Mark 32 Mod 9 two-tube launchers fitted with Eurotorp MU90 torpedoes will be carried for anti-submarine warfare .〔 For close-in defence, an aft-facing Phalanx CIWS system and two M242 Bushmaster autocannons in Typhoon mounts sited on the bridge wings are fitted.〔Gulber, ''Growth in Strength'', p. 7〕 A single MH-60 Romeo Seahawk will be embarked.〔 The ship's sensors are built around the Aegis combat system, with a Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D(V) S-band main radar, a Northrop Grumman AN/SPQ-9B X-band search radar, a Raytheon Mark 99 fire-control system with two continuous wave illuminating radars for missile direction, and two L-3 Communications SAM Electronics X-band navigation radars.〔 An Ultra Electronics Sonar Systems' Integrated Sonar System is fitted, which includes a hull-mounted sonar and a towed variable depth sonar built up from a quad directional active-passive receive array, a passive torpedo detection array and a high-powered towed sonar source.〔 Other sensors include an Ultra Electronics Series 2500 electro-optical director, a Sagem VAMPIR IR search and track system, and Rafael Toplite stabilised target acquisition sights for each ship's Typhoons.〔 Electronic warfare sensors consist of the ITT EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems ES-3701 electronic support measures (ESM) radar, a SwRI MBS-567A communications ESM system, an Ultra Electronics Avalon Systems multi-purpose digital receiver, and a Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems low-band receiver.〔 Countermeasures include four launchers for Nulka decoy missiles, plus four six-tube launchers for radio frequency, infrared, and underwater acoustic decoys.〔 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 (DDGH 39)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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