Revision as of 11:50, 16 February 2024

Astra Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Class overview
Illustration of the Astra Class Guided Missle Destroyer

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

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