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Title

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Royal Australian Navy: Fleet

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

14-06-2006

Source

Senate

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Western Australia

Interjector

 

Page

193

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

1690

Questioner

Bishop, Sen Mark

Responder

Campbell, Sen Ian

Speaker

 

Stage

Royal Australian Navy: Fleet

Type

 

Context

Answers to Questions on Notice

System Id

chamber/hansards/2006-06-14/0176


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Wednesday, 14 June 2006
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Senator Mark Bishop asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 11 April 2006:

(1)   How many ships currently comprise the Royal Australian Navy fleet.

(2)   What is the name, type, tonnage, home port and optimum crewing level of each ship.

(3)   What is the current crewing level of each ship.

(4) (a)   Which ships are currently: (i) laid up, or (ii) subject to maintenance;

(b)   What is their location, what is the nature of maintenance, estimated duration, contracted cost and name of the contractor.

(5)   In which cases have maintenance contracts been extended, prices revised and what was the reason in each case.

(6)   For each ship undergoing maintenance: (a) what duties have been assigned to crews; and (b) how many have been transferred to other ships.


Senator Ian Campbell (Minister for the Environment and Heritage) —The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(1)   The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet currently comprises 57 ships.

(2)   and (3) The table below details the required information as at 21 April 2006:

SHIP NAME

CLASS

TONNAGE

HOME PORT

OPTIMUM

CREW

CURRENT

CREW

Adelaide

FFG

4100

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

210

153

ANZAC

FFH

3600

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

164

151

Armidale

ACPB

270

HMAS CAIRNS

21

24

Arunta

FFH

3600

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

164

149

Balikpapan

LCH

316

DARWIN Naval Base

13

18

Ballarat

FFH

3600

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

164

181

Bandicoot

MSA

413

HMAS WATERHEN

12

12

Bathurst

ACPB

270

HMAS CAIRNS

21

21

Benalla

SML

320

HMAS CAIRNS

14

14

Bendigo

FCPB

220

HMAS CAIRNS

24

23

Betano

LCH

316

DARWIN Naval Base

13

16

Brunei

LCH

316

HMAS CAIRNS

13

16

Collins

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

43

Darwin

FFG

4100

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

210

165

Dechaineux

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

43

Diamantina

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

36

Dubbo

FCPB

220

DARWIN Naval Base

24

26

Farncomb

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

47

Fremantle

FCPB

220

HMAS CAIRNS

24

23

Gascoyne

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

33

Gawler

FCPB

220

DARWIN Naval Base

24

21

Geelong

FCPB

220

DARWIN Naval Base

24

23

Geraldton

FCPB

220

DARWIN Naval Base

24

20

Gladstone

FCPB

220

HMAS CAIRNS

24

21

Hawkesbury

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

32

Huon

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

8

Ipswich

FCPB

220

HMAS CAIRNS

24

20

Kanimbla

LPA

8534

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

182

194

Labuan

LCH

316

HMAS CAIRNS

13

14

Larrakia

ACPB

270

HMAS CAIRNS

21

17

Launceston

FCPB

220

DARWIN Naval Base

24

21

Leeuwin

HS

2550

HMAS CAIRNS

46

58

Manoora

LPA

8534

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

182

220

Melbourne

FFG

4200

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

210

154

Melville

HS

2550

HMAS CAIRNS

46

58

Mermaid

SML

320

HMAS CAIRNS

14

17

Newcastle

FFG

4100

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

210

177

Norman

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

38

Paluma

SML

320

HMAS CAIRNS

14

18

Parramatta

FFH

3600

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

164

127

Rankin

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

49

Sheean

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

46

Shepparton

SML

320

HMAS CAIRNS

14

14

Stuart

FFH

3600

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

164

150

Success

OR

17933

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

220

175

Sydney

FFG

4200

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

210

164

Tarakan

LCH

316

HMAS CAIRNS

13

15

Tobruk

LSH

5800

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

145

159

Toowoomba

FFH

3600

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

164

153

Townsville

FCPB

220

HMAS CAIRNS

24

21

Wallaroo

MSA

413

HMAS WATERHEN

12

7

Waller

SSG

3350

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

45

0

Warramunga

FFH

3600

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

164

128

Westralia

AOR

40870

HMAS STIRLING (FBW)

84

86

Wewak

LCH

316

HMAS CAIRNS

13

12

Yarra

MHC

720

HMAS WATERHEN

39

37

Young Endeavour

STS

239

HMAS KUTTABUL (FBE)

12

12

         

Designator

Class Type

ACPB

Armidale Class Patrol Boat

AO

Leaf Class Underway Replenishment Ship

AOR

Durance Class Underway Replenishment Ship

FCPB

Fremantle Class Patrol Boats

FFG

Adelaide Class Guided Missile Frigate

FFH

ANZAC Class Frigate

HS

Leeuwin Class Hydrographic Survey Ships

LCH

Landing Craft Heavy Balikpapan Class

LPA

Modified Newport Class Amphibious Landing Ships

LSH

Landing Ship Heavy Modified Sir Bedivere Class

MHC

Huon Class Coastal Mine Hunters

MSA

Minesweeper Auxiliary

SML

Paluma Class Survey Motor Launch

SSG

Collins Class Submarine

STS

Sail Training Ship
         

Designator

Home Port

FBE

Fleet Base East at Garden Island

FBW

Fleet Base West at HMAS STIRLING

(4) (a)   (i) (ii) The table below details the maintenance situation for RAN ships as at 21 April 2006 (all prices provided are exclusive of GST). (b) All maintenance periods were being conducted in the respective ship’s home port, except for the two submarines undertaking their Full Cycle Dockings in Adelaide, and HMAS Manoora which undertook an unplanned docking in Brisbane, as it was the only dock available. The table below indicates the nature of the maintenance, the name of the contractor, planned duration and contracted cost.

(5)   The only current maintenance contract that has been extended in duration is HMAS Waller’s Full Cycle Docking, which had an original completion date of 8 August 2006. This extension was required to cater for a lack of resources at ASC (formerly Australian Submarine Corporation) and to undertake increased work on a main diesel engine. The table below shows where contract prices have been revised. The increases in contract costs were all due to newly identified work and defects discovered when opening up machinery or equipment after planned inspections. These increases were expected and allowed for in the budgets.

SHIP NAME

NATURE

CONTRACTOR

ESTIMATED

DURATION

INITIAL CONTRACT COST $M

REVISED

CONTRACT

COST $M

ANZAC 1

Planned

TENIX

03 Oct 05 to 14 Jul 06

15.022

18.251

Betano

Planned

BAE 2

28 Mar 06 to 06 Jun 06

1.621

N/A

Dubbo

Planned

FIMA 3

04 Mar 06 to 27 Mar 06

0.15

N/A

Huon

Laid Up

ADI 4

N/A

N/A 5

N/A

Kanimbla

Planned

TENIX

03 Jan 06 to 16 Jun 06

4.932

7.037

Larrakia

Planned

DMS 6

14 Apr 06 to 07 May 06

N/A 7

N/A

Manoora

Unplanned

FORGACS

19 Apr 06 to 24 Apr 06

0.321

N/A

Melbourne 1

Planned

ADI

27 Feb 06 to 29 Nov 06

14.044

N/A

Newcastle

Planned

UGI 8

09 Jan 06 to 13 Jul 06

5.247

7.316

Norman

Planned

ADI

20 Mar 06 to 21 Apr 06

0.285

0.342

Success

Planned

FORGACS

13 Mar 06 to 12 May 06

2.452

3.246

Waller

Planned

ASC

12 Mar 04 to 21 Feb 07

91.178

107.178

Warramunga

Planned

TENIX

21 Mar 06 to 02 Jun 06

1.595

1.647

Yarra

Planned

ADI

06 Apr 06 to 28 Apr 06

0.297

0.322

Notes: 1 Being conducted concurrent with upgrade project 2 British Aerospace 3 Fleet Intermediate Maintenance Activity 4 Australian Defence Industries 5 The Fremantle Class Patrol Boats (FCPB) are being managed by the Fleet Intermediate Maintenance Activity who utilise sub-contractors to undertake work outside their capabilities 6 Defence Maritime Services 7 Armidale Class Patrol Boats (ACPB) are maintained under a support contract with Defence Maritime Services (DMS). The company is paid a daily support fee each day a vessel is operationally available. When an ACPB is undergoing maintenance, it is not operationally available and DMS does not receive the daily support fee. 8 United Group Infrastructure

(6) (a)   and (b).

SHIP NAME

CREW DUTIES

CREW

TRANSFERRED

ANZAC

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

13

Betano

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

Nil

Dubbo

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

Nil

Huon

Nil - ship deactivated.

31

Kanimbla

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

Nil

Larrakia

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

4

Manoora

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

Nil

Melbourne

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

56

Newcastle

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

33

Norman

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

Nil

Success

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

45

Waller

Nil - submarine deactivated

45

Warramunga

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

15

Yarra

Ship administration, security and safety. Ship’s staff work list. Individual training. Leave.

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