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Sydney Harbour, off Chowder Head. 8 July 2015.
Returning to Williamstown Victoria after time in Captain Cook Dry Dock.
Vessel at 33°50'51.70" S 151°15'33.29" E
HMAS Adelaide (L01) is the second of two Canberra class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships constructed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Construction of this ship started at Navantia's Spanish shipyard with steel-cutting in February 2010. The ship was laid down in February 2011, and launched on 4 July 2012.
Namesake: City of Adelaide
Builder: Navantia, Ferrol, Spain and BAE Systems Australia, Williamstown Victoria
Laid down: 18 February 2011, Launched: 4 July 2012, Commissioned: 2016 (expected)
Homeport: To be Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney.
Class and type: Canberra class Landing Helicopter Dock
Displacement: 27,500 tonnes (30,300 short tons; 27,100 long tons) at full load
Length: 230.82 m (757.3 ft), Beam: 32.0 m (105.0 ft), Draft: 7.08 m (23.2 ft)
Propulsion: Combined Diesel and Gas, 1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine, 2 × MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators
2 × Siemens azimuth thrusters
Speed: Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum, 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) full-load sustained, 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) economical
Range: 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats and landing craft carried: 4 × LLC
Capacity: Up to 110 vehicles, Heavy vehicle deck: 1,410 m2 (15,200 sq ft), Light vehicle deck: 1,880 m2 (20,200 sq ft), Troops: 1,046
Complement: 358 personnel; 293 RAN, 62 Australian Army, 3 RAAF
Sensors and processing systems: Giraffe AMB radar, Saab 9LV combat system
Electronic warfare and decoys: AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, Nulka missile decoy
Armament: 4 × Rafael Typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems, 6 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried: 8 helicopters (standard), 18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)
Aviation facilities: Flight deck with 13 degree ski-jump, 6 in-line deck landing spots
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You have captured this Dachshund on steroids perfectly
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Thank you Nigel. I have heard that it was cheapest to leave the ski-jump ramp from the Spanish design although fixed-wing flight operations are not planned for the ship.
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Nice picture of a not so good looking ship.
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