Canberra class
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_at_Fleet_Base_East_in_Nov_2015.jpg) The HMAS Adelaide in Fleet Base East (Sydney) in November 2015 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Amphibious assault ship |
| Shipyard | |
| Order | 2 |
| Namesake | Australian cities |
| period of service |
since 2014 |
| home port | Sydney (Fleet Base East) |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
27,850 tons |
| length |
230.80 m |
| width |
32.00 m |
| height |
27.50 m (flight deck) |
| Draft |
7.18 m |
| crew |
242 men |
| drive |
1 GE gas turbine 17.4 MW |
| speed |
20.5 kn |
| Range |
9000 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Armament |
4 x 25 mm Rafael Typhoon Weapon Station 6 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine gun 2 x phalanx CIWS |
| Hangar deck |
990 m² |
| heavy vehicle deck |
1410 m² |
| light vehicle deck |
1880 m² |
| Boat deck |
1165 m² for 4 landing craft |
| Aircraft |
16–24 helicopters |
| Sensors |
Giraffe AMB Radar, Saab 9LV Combat System |
| Duration of use |
50 days (without supply) |
The Canberra- class is a class of two amphibious assault ships in the Royal Australian Navy . As a multi-purpose warship, they can also be used in the role of a helicopter carrier.
Naming
The ships are named after the Australian cities of Adelaide and Canberra , both units being the third ship of their name in the Royal Australian Navy. The name of the predecessor HMAS Adelaide (III) was a light cruiser of the Town class of 1918 and a frigate Adelaide class of 1978 . Predecessor of the HMAS Canberra (III) were a heavy cruiser of the County class of 1927 and also a ship of the Adelaide class of 1978 .
history
The Australian government approved the AU $ 3 billion project to build the two LHDs to be used for air support, amphibious assault, transportation and command duties. They are intended to replace the HMAS Tobruk and one of the two Kanimbla- class ships .
Between 2005 and 2007 two different offers were examined. In addition to the later victorious offer, which is based on the Spanish Buque de Proyección Estratégica (BPE), the current Juan Carlos I , there was a proposal based on the smaller French Bâtiments de Projection et de Commandement (BPC) or the ( Mistral - Class ).
In June 2007 the then Tenix Defense, which was acquired by BAE Systems in early 2008 , received the development and construction contract for the construction of two ships. The local added value should amount to 25%, which is why the equipment of the hulls to be built in Spain will take place in Australia. In addition to the Spanish Navantia , where the shell construction takes place, L-3 Communications , Saab and Siemens , which supplies the POD drives (drive nacelles), are other important subcontractors. After the shell ships for finishing are El Ferrol with the Blue Marlin to Australia transported, [date] first the Canberra that after three months of transfer in October 2012 in Melbourne arrived. There the island and systems were installed. The sea trials began in the early summer of 2014 and HMAS Canberra was put into service six months later .
The Adelaide arrived in Australia in February of the same year. The final operational readiness was finally achieved five years after the type ship was commissioned in November 2019.
technology
As described above, the ships are based on the draft of the Spanish BPE. The crew is 242 strong and 978 infantry can be transported. On two levels there are multi-purpose decks and hangar decks with a loading capacity of 12,000 tons on around 6,000 m² . A corrugated deck at the stern can accommodate four small landing craft or an LCAC . The ships use a diesel-electric drive that supplies two propeller pods with electricity. The range is 9,000 nm (17,000 km) at a speed of 15 kn (28 km / h). So far there have been no larger ships in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The Australian Defense Force's sea-based air forces receive significantly better capabilities through the Canberra- class. The air component is up to 24 Army and Navy helicopters. These include Army and Navy MRH-90 transport helicopters , Army Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters and Navy S-70B Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters. Although the ships have a ski jump and can be certified to operate STOVL aircraft such as the F-35B , they lack, at least initially, the radar required for flight operations with fixed-wing aircraft. So far, there are also no plans to procure aircraft like the F-35B.
units
| Identifier | Surname | Keel laying | Launch | Commissioning | home port |
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| L02 | HMAS Canberra (III) | September 24, 2009 | February 17, 2011 | November 28, 2014 | Sydney (Fleet Base East) |
| L01 | HMAS Adelaide (III) | February 18, 2011 | 4th July 2012 | 4th December 2015 |
The identification numbers have been swapped to keep the number-name combinations of the predecessors of the Adelaide class .
Web links
- The Canberra-class on the official website of the Royal Australian Navy
- The Canberra class at GlobalSecurity.org (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ RAN's two LHDs achieve final operational capability, Janes, November 12, 2019
- ↑ Seidler, Felix (2012): Australia as a new Indo-Pacific regulatory power, IN: MarineForum, 09/2012, p. 14.