HMAS Eyre
 HMAS Eyre in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, in May 2026 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Namesake | Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
| Builder | BAE Systems |
| Laid down | 9 April 2020 |
| Launched | 22 November 2023 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,640 tonnes |
| Length | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 4,250 kW (5,700 hp) diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) |
| Troops | 60 |
| Complement | 40 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Saab Situational Awareness System (SAS) with Saab EOS500 electro-optical fire control director,[1][2] Terma SCANTER 6002 radar,[3][4] Safran Vigy Engage electro-optical surveillance and fire control multisensor system[5][6] |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Small flight deck; light UAV capability to be integrated under Project Sea 129[7] |
HMAS Eyre (OPV 204),[8] is the Royal Australian Navy's second ship of the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels. The ship is based on the Lürssen OPV80 design, and was constructed by BAE Systems at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Osborne, South Australia.[9] She began sea trials in July 2025.[10] Eyre was commissioned on 30 May 2026.[11]
References
- ↑ "Saab Receives Order For Australian OPV Situational Awareness System". Saab Press Release. 20 April 2018.
- ↑ "Saab sensor system for OPVs". Australian Defence Magazine. 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "SCANTER 6002 radar selected for SEA 1180 OPVs". Defence Connect. 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Australian SEA1180 OPVs to feature Terma's air and surface surveillance radars". Naval Today. 31 July 2018.
- ↑ Scott, Richard. "Vigy Engage selected for Project SEA 1180 OPVs". Jane's Navy International.
- ↑ "Safran Vigy Engage Selected For Australia's Sea 1180 OPVS". Monash Publishing Group. 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shortlist announced for Sea 129 Phase 5 - Australian Defence Magazine".
- ↑ Hartigan, Brian (9 April 2020). "New Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel names announced". CONTACT magazine. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy. "Offshore Patrol Vessel announced". Navy Daily. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ Luck, Alex (14 July 2025). "Australia's Second Arafura-class OPV Eyre Commences Sea Trials". Naval News.
- ↑ "Royal Australian Navy commissions newest offshore patrol vessel HMAS Eyre". Department of Defence (Press release). 30 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
