Canberra Class Australian Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
Canberra Class
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
Other
Basic Information
Name
Canberra Class Australian Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
Designation
Canberra Class
Alternate Designation
Canberra Class
Equipment Type
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
2014
Description
The Canberra Class Australian Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Ground Specifications
Crew
358
Variants
Canberra
Commissioned: 2014
Status: Active
Adelaide
Commissioned: 2015
Status: Active
System
Alternative Designation
Canberra Class
Type
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
Builder
Navantia, Ferrol/Tenix
Crew
358 ea
Soldiers
1,046 ea
Dimensions
Length
230.8 m
Height
INA
Beam
32.0 m
Draft
7.08 m
Displacement, Standard
INA
Displacement, Full Load
27,500 tons
Propulsion System
Engine Name
1 x GE LM2500
Engine Type
Gas Turbine
Engine Power
25,693 hp (19.16 MW); 2 MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators; 19,975 hp (14.9 MW); 2 Siemens podded propulsions; 29,500 hp (22 MW).
Bow Thursters
2 x 1.5 MW bow thrusters
Maximum Range
7,131.0 km at 15 kt (27.8 km/h)
Maximum Speed
19 kt (35.2 km/h)
Main Weapon System
Note
4 × Rafael Typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems
Auxiliary Weapon System
Note
6 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Radar Systems
Air. Surface Search Radar
1 x Saab Sea Giraffe. G/H-band.
Navigation Radar
INA
IFF
1 x Airbus MSSR 2000I
Combat Data System
1 x Saab 9LV Mk 3E
Aviation Facilities
Flight Deck
Flight deck with 13-degree ski-jump, 6 in-line deck landing spots
Aircraft
8 helicopters (standard)
18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)
Protection
Countermeasures
INA
Electronic Warfare
1 x AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoy
Details
Country of Origin
Australia
Category
Naval
Naval
Filter Label
C
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
230.8 m
Width
—
Height
—
Weight
—
Operators (1)
Australia
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