Astra class

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Astra Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Illustration of the Astra Class Guided Missle Destroyer Class overview Name Astra Class Ship. 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)		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.