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HMAS Canberra (III) | Royal Australian Navy HMAS Canberra (III) HMAS Canberra is the lead ship of the two ship Canberra class Amphibious Assault Ships otherwise known as a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD). Based on the Buque de Proyección Estratégica (Strategic Projection Ship) design by Spanish shipbuilders Navantia. At 27,000 tonnes, the LHDs are the largest ships ever constructed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and are being built by contractors BAE Systems Australia and Navantia. The ships will Commanding Captain Ashley Papp provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with one of the most Officer capable and sophisticated air-land-sea amphibious deployment systems in the world. Class Canberra Class Type Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD) The ships will contribute directly to the defence of Australia and its national interests, and also Role air-land-sea amphibious allow the ADF to provide large-scale humanitarian assistance, at home or in our region. deployment humanitarian assistance and A conventional steel mono hull design is employed disaster relief (HADR) with the superstructure located on the starboard side of the flight deck. They are designed with the Pennant L02 shallowest possible draft to operate in secondary International VKCN ports and harbours as well as manoeuvre in the Callsign shallow waters common in the littoral regions. Motto For Queen and Country Home Port Fleet Base East There are four main decks; heavy vehicle, Builder BAE Systems Australia and accommodation, hangar and light vehicles and flight Navantia decks. Laid Down 23 September 2009 The construction of the hull to the level of the flight Launched 17 February 2011 deck and the majority of fit-out is being undertaken at Launched by Mrs Vicki Coates Navantia’s shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The hull was Commissioned 28 November 2014 then transported by Heavy Lift Ship MV Blue Marlin Two of HMAS Canberra's landing craft Dimensions & Displacement to BAE Systems’s shipyard in Williamstown, Victoria prepare to enter the ship's well dock off for final construction and fit-out such as the the east coast of Oahu, Hawaii during Displacement 27,831 tonnes (unloaded and not Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) docked down) consolidation of the superstructure and installation of 2016. the Combat and Communication Systems. Length 230.8 metres (overall) 207.2 metres (waterline) The first LHD was named Canberra in an official naval ceremony on 15 February 2013. Canberra Beam 32 metres is the third ship to bear the name after the Kent class heavy cruiser and Adelaide class guided 29.5 metres (at waterline) missile frigate. Draught 7.18 metres (full load) 10 metres (docked down) Flight Deck 202.3 metres (length) 32 metres (width) 4750 square metres (area) 27.5 metres (height) Performance http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-canberra-iii 1 of 2 Datasheet updated 03/01/2019 Speed 20+ knots (maximum) 19 knots (sustained maximum at full-load) 15 knots (economic cruising) up to 8 knots (reversing speed with full directional control) A Chinook CH-47F aircraft from the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville makes an approach to HMAS Range 6000 nautical miles (at 20 Canberra while the ship is alongside in her home port of Sydney. knots) 9250 nautical miles (at 15 Contractor sea trials commenced in February 2014 and were completed in September 2014. The knots) Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) accepted NUSHIP Canberra from BAE Systems in October 45+ day endurance 2014 and she sailed to her home port at Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney later that month. Complement Crew 358 (293 RAN, 62 Army, 3 RAAF) Canberra will be able to conduct amphibious operations and land a force of over 1,000 embarked personnel along with all their weapons, ammunition, vehicles and stores by LCM-1E landing craft, Embarked Forces 1046 helicopters or a combination of both. Capacity 4 x LCM-1E landing craft 110 vehicles 12 Abrams main battle tanks Armament Guns 4 x Typhoon stabilised weapon systems with 25mm M242 Bushmaster chaingun and coaxially mounted M240 7.62mm machine gun Physical SLQ-25C towed torpedo Countermeasures decoy 4 BAE Nulka decoy launchers Helicopters 18 helicopters with 6 operating simultaneously from the flight deck Awards Inherited Battle EAST INDIES 1940-44 Honours PACIFIC 1941-45 GUADALCANAL 1942 SAVO ISLAND 1942 Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment drive ASLAVs (Australian Light-Armoured PERSIAN GULF 2001-03 Vehicles) vehicles aboard HMAS Canberra in Townsville prior to a three-month deployment to Exercise RIMPAC 2016. Resources Datasheet HMAS Canberra (III) Canberra is capable of conducting large-scale humanitarian and disaster relief missions. The News Articles Navy Daily medical facility is of a size and scope of which would rival some regional hospitals equipped with Newsletter HMAS Canberra Family Link two operating theatres, an eight bed Critical Care Unit, and a variety of low and medium Facebook HMAS Canberra III dependency beds. In addition, the medical facility has dedicated areas to accommodate pathology and radiology services, x-ray, pharmacy and dental facilities. Flipboard Canberra carries the pennant number L02 and not L01, even though it was the first of its class to be built. Adelaide will carry pennant number L01. This is so the two ships’ pennant numbers will conform to the convention adopted with their namesakes in the Adelaide class. HMAS Canberra (III) by Royal Australian Navy HMAS Canberra was commissioned and joined the Royal Australian Navy fleet in an official ceremony at Fleet Base East, Sydney on 28 November 2014. In March 2015, HMAS Canberra was formally designated the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy. Read Magazine Image Gallery HMAS Canberra (III) http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-canberra-iii 2 of 2 Datasheet updated 03/01/2019.
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