Type 46 Cruiser

The Type 46 cruisers are a class of British warship in service in a few navies around the world, including the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy.

Specifications[]

Type: Guided Missile Cruiser
Service Period: 2004-Present
Characteristics
- Length: 637 feet 5 inches (194.28 meters)
- Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters)
- Draft: 28 feet (8.54 meters)
- Displacement: 18,300 tons (Standard);
Crew: 466 officers and enlisted
Propulsion:
Range: 17,600 nautical miles (32,595.2 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Speed: 35 knots (64.82 km/h)
Sensor Suite:
- Plessy MIDAS Combat System
- Thales S1850M 3D Air Search RDF
- Raytheon Type 1047 I-Band RDF
- Raytheon Type 1048 E/F-Band RDF
- Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-Band Navigation RDF
- Ultra Electronics Series 2500 gunfire control RDF
- Ultra Electronics SML RDF tracking system
- Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 ASDIC
- Thales/SELEX Fully Integrated Communications System
Countermeasures:
- Airborne Systems IDS300 floating naval decoy system
- Ultra Electronics Surface Ship Torpedo Defence System
- UAT Mod2.1 Radar Electronic Surveillance system
Armament
- 4 x 155mm/52-caliber Mk.IV naval guns (2x2)
- 3 x 64-cell VLS (fires Broadsword, Orca II, Seawolf, Stormwind, etc...)
- 3 x Denel Systems 35mm Naval Defender CIWS
- 2 x Firestrike laser CIWS (fitted for but not with)
Aircraft Carried: 2 x large maritime helicopters