HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
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HMAS Arunta is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. The ship, named for the Arrernte people, was laid down in 1995 and commissioned in 1998. Since entering service, Arunta has performe
HMAS Arunta in 2020
5-inch 54-calibre Mark 45 Mod 2 main gun aboard HMAS Arunta, with side inspection panel open
HMAS Arunta in 2015
The 5-inch /54-caliber lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. The later 62-calibre-long version consists of a longer-barrel L62
HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
…MEKO 200 designs. The standard ship's company of an Anzac consists of 22 officers and 141 sailors. As designed, the main armament for the frigate is a 5-inch 54 calibre Mark 45 gun, supplemented by an eight-cell Mark 41 vertical launch system (for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles), two 12.7-millimetre (0.50…
5-inch/62-caliber Mark 45 Mod 4, in flat-panel gun turret, test firing on USS Forrest Sherman
Mod 2
Mod 4