Illustration of the Astra Class Guided Missle Destroyer
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| Class overview
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| Name
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Astra Class Ship.
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| Builders
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| Operators
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 Royal Corkonian Navy
 CNDNS
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| Preceded by
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| Cost
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740 Million per unit including main gun
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| In Commission
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7th December 1991
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| Planned
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28
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| Building
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10
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| Completed
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8.
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| Active
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8
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| General characteristics
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| Type
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Guided Missile Destoyer
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| Displacement
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9,700 tonnes
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| Length
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155.3 meters (509 feet 6 inches)
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| Beam
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20.3 meters (66 feet 7 inches)
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| Draught
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9.4 meters (30 feet 9 inches)
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| Propulsion
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| Speed
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Above 60 knots (111 km/h; 69 mph)
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| Range
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Undisclosed
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| Endurance
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| Boats & landing craft carried
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| Completement
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33 commissioned officers
38 chief petty officers
210 enlisted personnel
35 Naval Aviation Personnel
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| Sensors and processing systems
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| Electronic Warfare & decoys
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| Armament
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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
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| Aircraft Carried
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| Aviation Facilities
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1× helicopter flight deck
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