History
Australia
NamesakeEyre Peninsula, South Australia
BuilderASC Shipbuilding
Laid down9 April 2020
Launched22 November 2023
StatusFitting out
General characteristics
Class and typeArafura-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,640 tonnes
Length80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 x 4,250 kW (5,700 hp)} diesel engines
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Troops60
Complement40
Sensors and
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
  • 1 x 40mm Oto Marlin 40 (cancelled)
  • 1 × Rafael Typhoon stabilised gun mount fitted with a 25 mm M242 Bushmaster autocannon (interim)
  • 2 x .50 calibre machine guns
  • 2 x 8.5 metre sea boats (side launched)
  • 1 x 10.5 metre sea boat (stern launched)
Aviation facilitiesSmall flight deck; light UAV capability to be integrated under Project Sea 129[7]

NUSHIP Eyre (OPV 204),[8], is the second ship of the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels currently under construction for the Royal Australian Navy. The ship is based on the Lürssen OPV80 design, and is being constructed by ASC Pty Ltd at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Osborne, South Australia.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Saab Receives Order For Australian OPV Situational Awareness System". Saab Press Release. 20 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Saab sensor system for OPVs". Australian Defence Magazine. 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "SCANTER 6002 radar selected for SEA 1180 OPVs". Defence Connect. 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian SEA1180 OPVs to feature Terma's air and surface surveillance radars". Naval Today. 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Scott, Richard. "Vigy Engage selected for Project SEA 1180 OPVs". Jane's Navy International.
  6. ↑ "Safran Vigy Engage Selected For Australia's Sea 1180 OPVS". Monash Publishing Group. 5 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shortlist announced for Sea 129 Phase 5 - Australian Defence Magazine".
  8. ↑ Hartigan, Brian (9 April 2020). "New Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel names announced". CONTACT magazine. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Royal Australian Navy. "Offshore Patrol Vessel announced". Navy Daily. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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