Internally, HMAS Anzac is crewed by 170 personnel. Systems include a standard sonar fit and optional towed array. Raytheon supplies the AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) air search radar while navigation is handled by a Kelvin Hughes "Sharpeye" (S Band) system. The Combat Data System is made up of a Saab 9LV453 Mk 3E.Link 11 and Link 16 system. Various deployable countermeasures are also fitted for self-defense.
Armament consists of 1 x 5" (127mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 turreted deck gun. 2 x Harpoon Block II (quad launchers) are carried for anti-ship service (post-2004). The Mk 41 Mod 5 Vertical Launch System (VLS) can support Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles. 2 x Rafael "Mini Typhoon" units are installed (post-2004) for extremely close-in defense against inbound aerial threats. The armament suite is rounded out by 2 x 324mm Mk 32 Mod 5 triple torpedo tubes firing the MU90 torpedo (original the Mk 46 series torpedoes were used).
The warship's profile is consistent with vessels designed in the 1990s. The sides feature large-area slabs for some "stealthiness". The deck gun is fitted at the forecastle with an elevated section of deck immediately aft containing the Harpoon missile launchers. The bridge is immediately aft of this area and, atop the bridge, is an exposed mast arrangement. At midships is another mast structure, more enclosed than the forward set, and smoke funnels are aft of this. The aft-superstructure roof line is consistent and runs to the edge of the helicopter hangar. At the stern is a heli-deck for servicing a single medium-lift helicopter. A Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is typically carried.
HMAS Anzac's first notable actions were in the peacekeeping initiative of 1999. From 2001 to 2003 it participated in actions alongside coalition forces as part of the "War on Terror" where her armament was used in anger against inland enemy positions. For 2005 it took part in Northern Trident and was able to honor the fallen during the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings of World War 1 (1914-1918). From there lay anti-piracy actions across the Arabian Sea. In 2014, the warship was given a weapons upgrade which improved her scanning, tracking and engagement capabilities as well as missile defense. This lasted until 2015. That year, the vessel once-again remembered the sacrifice at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary of the landings.
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