| Key Data |
| Crew | 163 (including 22 officers) |
| Displacement | 3,600t (full load) |
| Dimensions |
| Length | 118m (overall) |
| Beam | 14.8m |
| Draught | 4.35m |
| Speed | 27kt (maximum), 18kt (cruising) |
| Range | 6,000nm at 18kt |
| Weapon Systems |
| Surface-to-Air Missile | 1 x 8-cell Mk 41 VLS for Seasparrow missile, 8 missiles carried, Evolved Seasparrow in last four ships of class (154-157), 32 missiles |
| Surface-to-Surface Missile | Harpoon (to be fitted) |
| Guns | 1 x 127mm Mk 45 Mod 2 gun |
| Torpedoes | 6 x 324mm torpedo tubes, Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes |
| Helicopters | 1 x S-70B Seahawk (Australia), SH-2G SeaSprite (New Zealand) |
| Combat Data System | SaabTech 9LV 453 |
| Weapons Control | SaabTech 9LV 453 optronic director, Raytheon CW Mk 73 for Seasparrow missile, CEA SSCWI for ESSM |
| Radar |
| Air Search | Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ C/D band |
| Air / Surface Search | Saab Sea Giraffe G/H band |
| Navigation | Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA I-band |
| Sonar | Thales Spherion B hull-mounted |
| Electronic Warfare and Decoy Systems |
| ESM | Thales Sceptre A |
| Decoys | SRBOC launchers for SRBOC and Sea Gnat, 4 x launchers for BAeAus Nulka decoy |
| Propulsion |
| Propulsion | CODOG, 1 x GE LM 2500 gas turbine, 22.5MW, 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels, 6.5MW |
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