HMAS Australia (R22)

The HMAS Australia (R22) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier in service in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1976 and in the Royal Australian Navy from 1990 to 2009.

Specifications

 * Type: Aircraft Carrier (Hull designation symbol CV, pennant number: R22)
 * Service Period: 1990-2009
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 930 feet (283.46 meters)
 * Beam: 130 feet (39.65 meters)
 * Draft: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
 * Displacement: 41,460 tons
 * Crew: 2,260
 * Power: 196,000 shp
 * Propulsion:
 * Range: 12,250 miles (19,715 kilometers)
 * Speed: 33 Knots
 * Sensor Suite
 * AN/SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
 * AN/SLQ-25 Electronic Warfare Suite
 * AN/SPS-48E Air Search Radar
 * AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar
 * Armament
 * 2 x Mark 25 Sea Sparrow Missile Launchers
 * 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried
 * 18 x F/A-18 Hornet
 * 20 x A-6E Intruder
 * 4 x E-2C Hawkeye
 * 4 x S-3A Viking
 * 4 x C-2A Greyhound
 * 6 x Westland Sea King Mark.50A/B/C

USS Oriskany (CV-34)
to be continued at a later date.

HMAS Australia (R22)
to be continued at a later date.