ZMS Hamilton

ZMS Hamilton

ZMS Hamilton underway in the Cantalle Ocean, 1986
History
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Name:	Hamilton
Laid down:	27 December 1959
Launched:	21 May 1961
Commissioned:	29 April 1961
Decommissioned:	12 May 1987
Status:	Museum ship
General characteristics
Class and type:	Hamilton-class
Displacement:	61,351 long tons (62,335 t) standard 81,985 long tons (83,301 t) full load
Length:	1,068.9 ft (325.8 m) LOA
Beam:	282 ft (86 m) extreme 130 ft (40 m) waterline
Draft:	38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion:	Geared steam turbines, eight steam boilers, four shafts; 280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed:	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement:	5,624 officers and men
Armament:	Surface-to-air missiles, 2 RAM, 2 CIWS Automated Anti-Missile/Aircraft Defenses
Aircraft carried:	85 Typical 2000 air wing (70 aircraft): 40 fighter-bombers, 4 combat EW, 4 AEW, 5 helicopters, 1 carrier on-board delivery

The ZMS Hamilton is the lead ship in her class, having launched in 1961 and served in the Zamastanian Naval Forces until her decommissioning in 1987. Until the launch of the ZMS Griffiths, she was the flagship of the Zamastanian Navy. She is currently a museum ship docked in Terrabone.