Astra class

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Astra Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Illustration of the Astra Class Guided Missle DestroyerImage1 Description
Class overview
Name
Builders
Operators MMSDF
Preceded by
Cost 740 Million per unit including main gun
In Commission 7th December 1991
Planned 28
Building 10
Completed 8.
Active 8
General characteristics
Type Guided Missile Destoyer
Displacement 9,700 tonnes
Length 155.3 meters (509 feet 6 inches)
Beam 20.3 meters (66 feet 7 inches)
Draught 9.4 meters (30 feet 9 inches)
Propulsion
Speed Above 60 knots (111 km/h; 69 mph)
Range Undisclosed
Endurance
Boats & landing craft carried
Completement 33 commissioned officers

38 chief petty officers 210 enlisted personnel 35 Naval Aviation Personnel

Sensors and processing systems
Electronic Warfare & decoys
Armament Guns:

1 × 127 mm (5 in) 62 calibre Mark 45 Mod 4 naval gun

2 × 25 mm (1 in) Mk 38 autocannon

Vertical Launch Systems (VLS):

25-foot-tall Vertical Launch System (VLS) comprising 120 tubes

Capable of launching various missiles, including: 3M22 Zircon (modified for VLS launch) RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile RIM-174 Standard Missile-6 BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC

Aircraft Carried
Aviation Facilities 1× helicopter flight deck

1x helicopter hangar


Active Ships

Class Picture Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Active ships
LÉ Eithne Class (cn-1) LÉ Eithne Class Guided Missile Destroyer CGS Kilcalf CCG-OVN-01 2022 1,920 tonnes Training craft.
CGS Kinsale CCG-OVN-02 2024 In reserve since January 2024.
CGS Ballinlough CCG-OVN-03 2024
CGS Bridgend CCG-OVN-04 2024 Planned to be decomissioned.