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Posted by Rob on February 22, 2025, 13:02:08, in reply to "Australian OHP frigates (Adelaide class): anything special?"
I have a large number of general as well as detail photos of these ships, if that helps. All hi-rez images.
HTH
Rob 
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A question to the Australian OHP frigates, the Adelaide class:
did they have any characteristic differences compared to the USN ships? Anything special? At any time any special helicopter? Could be also something only on one ship at one point in time.
I know of these differences:
a) four of them got the 8-cell VLS Mk 41
b) some of them got 50-calibre machine guns in Mini Typhoon mounts
c) the Seahawk helicopter were originally not SH-60B, but an export version with a different radar (S-70B-2 Seahawk) (see e.g. this one )
I am asking, because I am searching for options to built an Adelaide class, which differs from both the USN OHP and the Turkish G class (which also got the VLS, but also a new radar etc.).
There is a new kit by AFV Club with parts for both the Australian and the Spanish ships:
AFV Club Adelaide/Santa Marķa class
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