HMAS Newcastle

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 2 × Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:1_×_76_mm_OTO_Melara_gun
4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
1 × Phalanx CIWS
1 × Mark 13 missile launcher
2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:beam 13.7 metres
gptkbp:builtBy AMECON, Williamstown, Victoria
gptkbp:commissioned 11 December 1993
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:crewComplement 184
gptkbp:decommissioned 30 June 2019
gptkbp:displacement 4,100 tonnes (full load)
gptkbp:draught 6.7 metres
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Fleet_Base_East,_Sydney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMAS Newcastle
gptkbp:hullNumber 06
gptkbp:length 138.1 metres
gptkbp:namedAfter City of Newcastle, New South Wales
gptkbp:navy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_MANITOU
gptkb:Operation_SLIPPER
gptkbp:pennantNumber FFG 06
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
2 × MTU diesel engines
gptkbp:range 4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:successor HMAS Newcastle (D87)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Okra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6