HMNZS Canterbury (L421)

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HMNZS Canterbury on Sydney Harbor 2009
HMNZS Canterbury on Sydney Harbor 2009
Overview
Type Multifunction ship
Shipyard

Tenix Shipyards and IHC Merwede

Keel laying September 6, 2005
Launch February 11, 2006
delivery May 31, 2007
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning June 12, 2007
home port Lyttelton (formal)
Devonport (operational)
Technical specifications
displacement

9000 t

length

131 m

width

23.4 m

Draft

5.4 m

crew

360

  • 53 men naval crew
  • 21 men from other branches of the armed forces
  • up to 250 men embarked
drive

combined diesel and diesel-electric drive

speed

19.6 kn

Range

8000 nm at 16 kn

Armament
helicopter
Boats

The HMNZS Canterbury (L421) is a multi-function ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy and entered service in 2007 as the largest ship in the fleet. After the frigate HMNZS Canterbury (F421) , she is the second ship in the New Zealand Navy to be named after the largest region in New Zealand .

technology

Hull and drive

The Canterbury is based on the design of the civil RoPax ship Ben-My-Chree , which operates the ferry connection to the Isle of Man for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company . The Canterbury is 131 meters long, 23.4 meters wide and has a displacement of 9,000 tons with a draft of 5.4 meters . The hull was reinforced for use in Antarctic waters ( ice class 1C, ice up to 40 cm thick). It has a combined diesel and diesel-electric drive, two Wärtsilä nine- cylinder diesel engines, each with an output of 4.5 megawatts, drive the two four-blade variable-pitch propellers either via interconnected generators and electric motors at slow speeds or directly at high speeds. The Canterbury reaches a top speed of 19.6 knots , at the most economical speed of 16 knots the range is 8000 nautical miles .

The vehicle deck of the Canterbury
Treatment room in Canterbury Hospital

Furnishing

The ship has only light defensive armament, a remote-controlled 25 mm naval gun and two .50 cal machine guns are intended to enable defense against attacking light watercraft.

In addition to the SH-2G SeaSprite , up to four NH90 transport helicopters can be accommodated on the helicopter deck, and the deck is designed for helicopters up to the size of the CH-47 Chinook .

Up to 45 military vehicles and up to 33 20-foot containers can be accommodated on the 1,451 square meter cargo deck, which can be reached via ramps at the stern and starboard side . The ship has an improved sprinkler system to accommodate up to eight containers with ammunition and two with other dangerous materials .

The Canterbury is equipped with two landing craft that can be lowered onto the superstructure using two 60-ton cranes and loaded onto the stern ramp. The original 55-ton landing craft were replaced by 59-ton landing craft after problems with the bow ramp. The landing craft have a payload of 50 tons and a range of 250 nautical miles at 9 knots.

The Canterbury has a fully equipped hospital with five beds, one operating theater , a medical laboratory and a morgue.

history

Planning

The plans for a strategic transport ship in the New Zealand Navy go back to the 1970s. Due to the island location in the South Pacific, the Navy carried out various studies in 1988, based on the results of which the former RoRo ship Mercandian Queen II was put into service as HMNZS Charles Upham in 1995 . After the Charles Upham was decommissioned in 2001 due to insufficient finances, the search for a replacement began. A study commissioned by the new Labor government under Jim Bolger recommended financing a multi-purpose ship instead of a third frigate .

construction

The construction contract was awarded to the Australian company Tenix in Williamstown , which commissioned the Dutch shipyard IHC Merwede as a subcontractor to carry out the construction. The civil ro-pax ferry Ben-my-Chree was chosen as the basis for the design, which later led to restrictions on ocean suitability, as the design was originally designed for calmer coastal waters.

On September 6, 2005 the Canterbury was laid down as hull number 705 in Kinderdijk , on February 11, 2006 the launch took place. After successful sea trials off the Dutch coast, the ship arrived in Australia in August 2006, where the military equipment was installed. Delivery to New Zealand was delayed due to a lack of documentation.

The Canterbury was accepted by the New Zealand government on May 31, 2007 and commissioned on June 12, 2007 in Port Melbourne by Prime Minister Helen Clark . The construction cost was around 177 million New Zealand dollars .

commitment

The Canterbury at the pier in Lyttelton after the severe earthquake on February 22, 2011

The Canterbury first made her home port of Lyttelton on June 28, 2007 . After several days of celebrations, the ship left Auckland for further sea trials on July 2nd ; the ship's operational home base is in the Devonport Naval Base . The loss of a rigid inflatable boat during the tests as well as the death of a crew member while watering one of the boats led to further investigations into the seaworthiness of the ship and a change in the suspension of the boats.

After the earthquake in Christchurch on February 22, 2011, Canterbury , which was anchored in Lyttelton at the time of the earthquake, provided meals to around 1,000 people who had become homeless there. The ship is to form the core of a planned joint task force for Australia and New Zealand to be used in response to natural disasters. It is currently the only larger suitable military ship of the navies of both states, since the three Australian ships intended for it are currently not operational.

Web links

Commons : HMNZS Canterbury  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c HMNZS Canterbury - L421 . Royal New Zealand Navy , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; accessed on February 1, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Navy's HMNZS Canterbury has entered home port ; Status: February 24, 2011
  3. ↑ a b c d YN-705-MRV MULTI-ROLE VESSEL (PDF; 190 kB); Status: February 24, 2011
  4. ↑ Flawed NZDF landing craft to be replaced ; Status: February 24, 2011
  5. ↑ Maritime Forces Review ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Status: February 24, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.defence.govt.nz
  6. ↑ REPORT OF THE REVIEW OF THE SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF HMNZS CANTERBURY ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 129 kB); Status: February 24, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.defence.govt.nz
  7. ↑ HMNZS Canterbury L421 at IHC Merwede ; Status: February 24, 2011
  8. ^ New ship tests waters ; Status: February 24, 2011
  9. ↑ Possible delays to ships being investigated ; Status: February 24, 2011
  10. ^ New warship to benefit regional defense: NZ PM . ABC News Online June 12, 2007, archived from the original on August 25, 2007 ; accessed on August 12, 2014 .
  11. ↑ Ship purchase 'wishful thinking' ; Status: February 24, 2011
  12. ↑ Navy's HMNZS Canterbury has entered home port ; Status: February 24, 2011
  13. ↑ a b Navy star defies stormy weather ; Status: February 24, 2011
  14. ↑ Navy probes 'perplexing' death ; Status: February 24
  15. ↑ Record of Proceedings (PDF; 952 kB); Status: February 24, 2011
  16. ↑ Christchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through second night ; Status: February 24, 2011
  17. ^ NZ, Australia to set up crisis response center ; Status: February 24, 2011