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HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06)

HMClass and type: Adelaide class guided missile frigate

Displacement: 4,200 tons

Length: 138.1 m (453 ft)

Beam: 14.3 m (47 ft)

Draught: 7.5 m (25 ft)

Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, each providing 20,500 hp (15,287 kW). Total 41,000 hp (30,574 kW)

Speed: Over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph

AS Newcastle (FFG 06)

An Adelaide class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The last ship of the class to be constructed, Newcastle entered service in 1993. During her career, the frigate has operated as part of the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce, served in the Persian Gulf, and responded to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.

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