Design and Construction
Following the cancellation of the DDL project in 1973, the RAN needed to procure a replacement for the Daring class destroyers. Foreign designs were considered, with two designs shortlisted: the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate, and the Type 42 destroyer, modified to fire RIM-66 Standard missiles. Although the Perry design did not meet the operating conditions set down for the DDL, the impracticality of modifying the Type 42 design prompted the Australian government to approve the acquisition of two Perry class ships: HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra.
The order was placed with Todd Pacific Shipyards at Seattle, Washington in February 1976. Adelaide was laid down to the Perry class' Flight I design on 29 July 1977, launched on 21 June 1978, and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 15 November 1980. The frigate ran aground off Seattle in early 1981, during post-commissioning trials, but was freed with only minor damage. During construction, she was identified with the United States Navy hull number FFG-17. A total of four Adelaide class ships were constructed by Todd Pacific, with a further two built by Australian shipbuilder AMECON.
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