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HMAS ''Sydney'' (FFG 03) was an ''Adelaide''-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The frigate was one of six modified During her operational history, ''Sydney'' has been involved in Australian responses to the 1987 Fijian coups d'état and the Bougainville uprising. The frigate was deployed to the Persian Gulf on five occasions in support of United States operations during the Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and has completed two round-the-world voyages. ''Sydney'' was originally expected to remain in service until 2013, but was retained in service until 2015; ceasing active deployments on 27 February and serving as a moored training ship until her decommissioning on 7 November. The frigate will be replaced in service by a . ==Design and construction== (詳細はAustralian light destroyer project in 1973, the British Type 42 destroyer and the American ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigate were identified as alternatives to replace the cancelled light destroyers and the ''Daring''-class destroyers.〔Jones, in Stevens, ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 220〕 Although the ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class was still at the design stage, the difficulty of fitting the Type 42 with the SM-1 missile, and the success of the ''Perth''-class acquisition (a derivative of the American ''Charles F. Adams''-class destroyer) compared to equivalent British designs led the Australian government to approve the purchase of two US-built ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigates in 1976.〔〔Frame, ''Pacific Partners'', pp. 102, 162〕 A third (''Sydney'') was ordered in 1977, followed by a fourth, with all four ships integrated into the USN's shipbuilding program.〔Frame, ''Pacific Partners'', p. 162〕〔MacDougall, ''Australians at war'', p. 345〕〔Hooton, ''Perking-up the Perry class''〕 A further two ships were ordered in 1980, and were constructed in Australia.〔〔 As designed, the ship had a full load displacement of 3,605 tons, a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of .〔Moore (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 '', p. 25〕〔 Starting in February 1989, ''Sydney'' was modified from the ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' FLIGHT II design to FLIGHT III, requiring a lengthening of the helicopter deck for the RAST helicopter recovery system, which increased displacement to 4,100 tons and pushing the overall length to .〔 Propulsion machinery consisted of two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, which provided a combined to the single propeller shaft.〔Sharpe (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1998-99'', p. 26〕 Top speed was , with a range of at .〔 Two electric auxiliary propulsors were used for close manoeuvring, with a top speed of .〔 Standard ship's company was 184, including 15 officers, but excluding the flight crew for the embarked helicopters.〔 ''Sydney'' was the first ship of her class to carry female sailors and officers, requiring the installation of partitioning to some mess decks.〔 Original armament for the ship consisted of a Mark 13 missile launcher configured to fire RIM-66 Standard and RGM-84 Harpoon missiles, supplemented by an gun and a Vulcan Phalanx point-defence system.〔〔 As part of the mid-2000s FFG Upgrade Project, an eight-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System was fitted, with a payload of RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles.〔''Australia's Hazard(ous) Frigate Upgrade'', in ''Defense Industry Daily''〕 For anti-submarine warfare, two Mark 32 torpedo tube sets were fitted; originally firing the Mark 44 torpedo, the ''Adelaide''s later carried the Mark 46, then the MU90 Impact following the FFG Upgrade.〔〔Fish & Grevatt, ''Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo''〕 Up to six machine guns could be carried for close-in defence, and since 2005, two M2HB .50 calibre machine guns in Mini Typhoon mounts were installed when needed for Persian Gulf deployments.〔〔Scott, ''Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power''〕 The sensor suite included an AN/SPS-49 air search radar, AN/SPS-55 surface search and navigation radar, SPG-60 fire control radar connected to a Mark 92 fire control system, and an AN/SQS-56 hull-mounted sonar.〔 Two helicopters could be embarked: either two S-70B Seahawk or one Seahawk and one AS350B Squirrel.〔 The last ship of the ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' Flight II design, ''Sydney'' was laid down at Todd Pacific Shipyards on 16 January 1980.〔〔Jones, in ''The Royal Australian Navy'', opp. p. 224〕〔''No Name (FFG 35)'', United States Navy〕 She was launched on 26 September 1980, and commissioned into the RAN on 29 January 1983.〔〔Sea Power Centre, ''HMAS Sydney''〕 During construction, the ship was identified by the United States Navy hull number FFG-35.〔 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 Sydney (FFG 03)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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