Australia-class Aircraft Carrier

The Australia-class Aircraft Carrier' is a class of large aircraft carrier in service in the Royal Australian Navy. The Australia-class was designed by DRDC in 2008 to replace Australia's previous aircraft carrier, the 55 year old Essex-class carrier HMAS Australia which had been severely damaged by an attack from Indian Air Force MiG-29s on June 21st, 2008. The Australia is powered by a pair of pebble bed nuclear reactors and has three EMALS catapults for launching aircraft. The Australia can hold up to seventy fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.

Specifications

 * Type: Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier (Hull designation symbol CVN)
 * Service Period: 2013-
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 947 feet 5 inches (288.77 meters)
 * Beam (waterline): 130 feet 2 inches (39.68 meters)
 * Beam (flight deck): 248 feet 4 inches (75.7 meters)
 * Draft: 32 feet 5 inches (9.88 meters)
 * Displacement: 54,600 tons
 * Crew: 1,165 officers and enlisted
 * Endurance: 65 days of food and supplies
 * Power: 320,000 shp (238.72 MW)
 * Propulsion:
 * 2 x PBMR Type-25NV 120MW pebble bed type nuclear reactors
 * 8 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines
 * 4 x Vektris Engineering electric generator turbines
 * 4 x shafts
 * Range: Unlimited
 * Speed: 35 Knots (64.82 km/h; 40.28 mph)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * AN/SPY-3 Multifunction AESA Radar
 * AN/SPS-48G 3D Air Search Radar
 * AN/SPS-49A(V)1 2D Air Search Radar
 * AN/SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
 * AN/SPN-41 Instrument Landing System Radar
 * AN/SPN-43C Air Traffic Control Radar
 * AN/SPN-46 Air Traffic Control Radars x 2
 * Countermeasures:
 * AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Electronic Warfare Suite
 * AN/SLQ-25C Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
 * Mk.53 Nulka decoy launchers x 4
 * Armament
 * 3 x Mark 41 Vertical Launch Systems (2 64-cell, 1 16-cell)
 * 4 x Naval Defender twin 35mm CIWS systems
 * 5 x MLG 27 autocannons
 * Aircraft Carried: Up to 70 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters
 * Aircraft Supported: F-16CA Sea Viper, (A)F/A-18C/D Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lightning II, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, C-2A(R) Greyhound, S-3AU Viking, MH-60R Seahawk, MH-60S Knighthawk, Westland Sea King Mk.50C, SH-92 Cyclone

Unit Run

 * HMAS Australia (R23)
 * HMAS Commonwealth (R24) - under construction