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. In 1985, during the first Canada Squadron world tour, the...

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
 * AN/SPS-48
 * AN/SPS-49
 * 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-12 Greyhound
 * 6 x Westland Sea King Mark.50A/B/C