The Anzacs are based on Blohm + Voss' MEKO 200 PN (or Vasco da Gama class) frigates, modified to meet Australian and New Zealand specifications and maximise the use of locally built equipment.Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 20–1 Each frigate has a full load displacement.Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99, pgs. 25, 470 The ships are long at the waterline, and long overall, with a beam of , and a full load draught of . A Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion machinery layout is used, with a single, General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbine and two MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines driving the ship's two controllable-pitch propellers. Maximum speed is , and maximum range is over at ; about 50% greater than other MEKO 200 designs.Wertheim, The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, pp. 21
