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Royal Australian Navy - FrigateFFH 155 HMAS Ballarat |
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class: Helicopter Frigate / FFH; Anzac class Builder: Tenix Defence, Williamstown, Australia STATUS: Laid down: August 4, 2000 Launched: May 25, 2002 Commissioned: June 26, 2004 IN SERVICE Homeport: Fleet Base East, Sydney Namesake: City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Ships Motto: DEFEND THE FLAG Technical Data: see INFO > Anzac class Frigate / FFH |
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 departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii after exercise RIMPAC 2016 - August 2016  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii after exercise RIMPAC 2016 - August 2016  Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii - August 2016  Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii - August 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - July 2016  HMAS Ballarat fires a RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) from her Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  HMAS Ballarat fires a RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) from her Mk-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) during exercise RIMPAC 2016 - July 2016  HMAS Warramunga and HMAS Ballarat alongside at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - July 2016 (RAN photo via US DoD)  June 2016 (Australian Navy photo via US Navy)  June 2016 (Australian Navy photo via US Navy) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2016  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2016  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2016  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2016  alongside USS George Washington (CVN 73) - June 2012  June 2012  South China Sea - May 2012  South China Sea - May 2012  alongside USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - South China Sea - May 2012  alongside USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - South China Sea - May 2012  during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011 (RAN photo via US Navy)  during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011 (RAN photo via US Navy)  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Mk-45 Mod.2 5"/54-caliber gun live fire exercise during exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2011 - July 2011  Atlantic Ocean - July 2009  New York - July 2009  New York - July 2009  alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - April 2006 |
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At the start of 2005, Ballarat was involved in Operation Relex II, a
border protection operation in Australia's northern waters. Ballarat
ran aground off Christmas Island near Flying Fish Cove on 22 January
2005 causing damage to the rudder and propellers from the sand and
coral. There were no injuries to the crew. She was able to return to
Melbourne for repairs in drydock at Tenix after further checks in
Fremantle. In March 2006, Ballarat was deployed to the Persian Gulf to relieve the HMAS Parramatta as part of Operation Catalyst, the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq. In December 2006, a request by members of the ship's company led to a re-launching of Ballarat Bitter, a beer originally brewed in Ballarat but stopped in 1989. Proceeds from the sale of the two limited releases were donated to the United Way charities. The brand's mascot, Ballarat Bertie, has been adopted by the ship as a mascot. On the morning of 13 March 2009, Ballarat was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. The frigate was one of the thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review. On 20 April 2009, Ballarat and the Adelaide-class frigate HMAS Sydney departed from Sydney as part of Operation Northern Trident, a six-month round-the-world voyage by the two vessels, with numerous diplomatic visits and joint exercises with foreign navies. During the night of 17 May, Ballarat and Sydney provided aid to two merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, driving off two separate groups of Somali pirates attacking the ships. Ballarat escorted an impromptu convoy of eight ships, including the two that were attacked, to safety, while Sydney remained in the area to report the incidents to Combined Task Force 151. Ballarat completed the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade in September 2015. The upgrade included the fitting of CEA Technologies' CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT phased array radars on new masts, a Vampir NG Infrared Search and Track system, and Sharpeye Navigational Radar Systems, along with improvements to the operations room equipment and layout. source: wikipedia |
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