River class destroyer escort
- River class destroyer escort
The "River" class was the name given to a class of six related Type 12 and "Leander" class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy. The ships were initially ordered as ASW frigates, with the first four commissioned as such. However, they were reclassified as "destroyer escorts" during the 1960s, with the last two serving only under that designation. The "River" class also served as the first missile armed ships in the RAN, when they were fitted with the Seacat system in the early 1960s—again, the first four units had Seacat fitted after they entered service, while the final two had it installed during construction.
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Note: although these ships are grouped together as a single class, there were many significant differences between the first four units (Type 12) and the final two ("Leander").
*fnb|1: All four of the Type 12 units were refitted with both the Seacat and Ikara missile systems, replacing 40mm AA guns and Limbo mortars, and later Mark 32 torpedo tubes were added.
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