The Navy Vol_70_No_4 Oct 2008 - Navy League of Australia
The Navy Vol_70_No_4 Oct 2008 - Navy League of Australia
The Navy Vol_70_No_4 Oct 2008 - Navy League of Australia
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HMAS WALLER arriving in Sydney for a brief stop over on her way to Hawaii for RIMPAC 08. During her RIMPAC deployment she was the first submarine<br />
to fire a Mk-48 Mod 7 torpedo. Her target was a retired USN Spruance class destroyer which was sunk with one shot. (RAN)<br />
<strong>The</strong> new US Coast Guard Cutter BERTHOLF. BERTHOLF has a range <strong>of</strong> 12,000nm at 9kts and has a top speed <strong>of</strong> 28+ kts. She has an automated weapon<br />
system consisting <strong>of</strong> a 57mm rapid fire gun and a Mk-15 Phalanx Block 1B CIWS. Her search radar, passive surveillance, datalink and communications fit out<br />
are state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art. She can also carry two helicopters and a number <strong>of</strong> rigid hull inflatable boats which can be launched and recovered from stern doors while<br />
the ship is in motion. She has a full detection and defence capability against chemical, biological or radiological attack. (USCG)
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