Tartan terror on trial

Tartan terror on trial

July 08, 2002

The RAN has taken delivery of its fourth ANZAC Class frigate, NUSHIP Stuart.

Delivery formally took place on May 31 at Tenix Defence's Williamstown, Melbourne complex.
It was made "on schedule", Tenix said.

CDRE Trevor Ruting, the RAN's Director-General/ Major Surface Ships accepted the 3,600-tonne warship from Mr Paul Salteri, Tenix's Group General Manager during a ceremony on the ship's flight deck.

Mr Salteri said the ANZAC ship project continues to demonstrate that well managed Australian industry can deliver.

"The project is providing quality ships which are proving themselves in service," he continued.

"As developers and builders we are proud of this achievement and our ability to conquer a myriad of challenges that inevitably arise in a project as large and as complex as this.

"We are equally proud of the close working relationship built up between the Defence Materiel Organisation, RAN and Tenix teams, which is delivering results for us both.

"The importance of an Australian capability to build the ships the Navy needs, to install and integrate their systems, and then to support those ships in service, has been underlined by world events in the last 12 months," he said.

Tenix Defence has a contract to build ten ANZAC ships, eight for Australian and two for New Zealand.

The $6 billion project, the largest and most successful in the defence arena in Australia, has earned Tenix international recognition and a number of engineering and quality awards.

HMA Ships ANZAC, Arunta and Warramunga are in service along with HMNZ Ships Te Kaha and Te Mana.

Ship 07 (Parramatta) is fitting out at Williamstown; ship 08 (Ballarat) was launched on May 25 while the keel of ship 09 (Toowoomba) will be laid next month.

The tenth ship will be HMAS Perth.

ANZAC has already served in The Gulf. Arunta will be there shortly.
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	Tartan terror on trial July 08, 2002 The RAN has taken delivery of its fourth ANZAC Class frigate, NUSHIP Stuart. Delivery formally took place on May 31 at Tenix Defence's Williamstown, Melbourne complex. It was made "on schedule", Tenix said. CDRE Trevor Ruting, the RAN's Director-General/ Major Surface Ships accepted the 3,600-tonne warship from Mr Paul Salteri, Tenix's Group General Manager during a ceremony on the ship's flight deck. Mr Salteri said the ANZAC ship project continues to demonstrate that well managed Australian industry can deliver. "The project is providing quality ships which are proving themselves in service," he continued. "As developers and builders we are proud of this achievement and our ability to conquer a myriad of challenges that inevitably arise in a project as large and as complex as this. "We are equally proud of the close working relationship built up between the Defence Materiel Organisation, RAN and Tenix teams, which is delivering results for us both. "The importance of an Australian capability to build the ships the Navy needs, to install and integrate their systems, and then to support those ships in service, has been underlined by world events in the last 12 months," he said. Tenix Defence has a contract to build ten ANZAC ships, eight for Australian and two for New Zealand. The $6 billion project, the largest and most successful in the defence arena in Australia, has earned Tenix international recognition and a number of engineering and quality awards. HMA Ships ANZAC, Arunta and Warramunga are in service along with HMNZ Ships Te Kaha and Te Mana. Ship 07 (Parramatta) is fitting out at Williamstown; ship 08 (Ballarat) was launched on May 25 while the keel of ship 09 (Toowoomba) will be laid next month. The tenth ship will be HMAS Perth. ANZAC has already served in The Gulf. Arunta will be there shortly. .