HMAS Flinders (FFG)

	Type 26 frigate
History
Australia
Name	Flinders
Namesake	Matthew Flinders
Ordered	30 June 2018
Builder	BAE Systems Australia, Osborne
Cost	AU$3.9 billion
Identification	Pennant number:
Status	Ordered
General characteristics
Type	Hunter-class frigate
Displacement	8,800 t (8,700 long tons; 9,700 short tons) full load displacement
Length	149.9 m (492 ft)
Beam	20.8 m (68 ft)
Propulsion	CODLOG configuration; 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine; 4 × MTU Type 20V 4000 M53B high-speed diesel generators; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	27+ knots
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) in electric motor drive
Complement	180 personnel, with accommodation for 208
Sensors and ; processing systems	Command & Control:; Aegis combat system; Saab 9LV tactical interface; Surveillance & Weapon Sensors:; CEA Technologies CEAFAR2 phased array radar; Underwater Warfare Systems; Ultra S2150 hull-mounted sonar; Thales Sonar 2087 towed array and variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Nulka decoy launchers
Armament	Missiles:; 2 x 4-canister advanced anti-ship missiles; 32 Mark 41 Vertical Launch System firing:; RIM-66 Standard 2; RIM-162 ESSM; Torpedoes:; MU90 Impact torpedoes; Guns:; 1 × 5-inch 54 calibre Mark 45 Mod 4 dual purpose gun; 2 × 30mm short-range gun systems; 2 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS;
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Seahawk armed with:; 2 × Mk 54 MAKO Torpedo; 4 × AGM-114 Hellfire;
Aviation facilities	Large Chinook capable flight deck; Enclosed hangar; Facilities for UAVs;
Notes	Flexible Mission Bay:; Rolls-Royce Mission Bay Handling System; 2nd helicopter (MH-60R or MRH-90); 4 x 11m RHIB; 10 x 20 foot containers; UAVs and UUVs;

HMAS Flinders (FFG) is the second ship of the Hunter-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.

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