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HMNZS CANTERBURY L421 - IMO 9338644

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Aug 8, 2016
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Landing Ships
Added:
Aug 8, 2016
Views:
935
Image Resolution:
3,828 x 2,392

Description:

Sydney Harbour, off Fleet Base East Garden Island. Early 8 August 2016.
After a maintenance period at Devonport Naval Base.
Vessel at 33°51'25.10" S 151°13'54.47" E

Data from http://www.navy.mil.nz/mtf/cant/default.htm
Displacement: 9000 tonnes
Length overall: 131 metres
Beam: 23.4 metres
Speed: 19 knots
Complement: Core ship's company: 53
Flight personnel: 10
Government agencies: 4
Army ship's staff: 7
Trainees: 35
Troops: 250
Total: 360
Propulsion: Combined Diesel – Electric propulsion
Flight deck: Two helicopters spots and hangar storage for up to four.
Armament: 25mm Bushmaster naval cannon. Two .50 calibre machine guns

As always it is interesting to click on the link to the Commanding Officer. See the above site

Tug: WAREE

Vessel
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Current name:
CANTERBURY

Former name(s):

 -  Nuship Canterbury (Until 2007 Jun)

Vessel Type:
Logistics Naval Vessel
Gross tonnage:
15,425 tons
Summer DWT:
9,225 tons
Length:
131 m
Beam:
24 m
Draught:
6 m

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Ship Interior - 3 photos

Ship's engine rooms - 2 photos

Wheelhouse - 1 photos

Ships under Construction - 3 photos

Landing Ships - 94 photos

_ Armaments - 1 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(26)

Glenn Towler

3 photos

Brent

2 photos

Pilot Frans

7 photos

Simon Brown

6 photos

Nick Roe

8 photos

Alf van Beem

1 photos

JohnWH

3 photos

bob leask

5 photos

Dave Jansen

1 photos

Aaron Fox

3 photos

John Wilson

12 photos

Tina

2 photos

tost

2 photos

Chris Howell

15 photos

Nigel Price

6 photos

Walter Pless

2 photos

Owen Foley

1 photos

The Orca

3 photos

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The commercially based design has been criticised for limitations on the functionality of the ship in rough seas. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Canterbury_(L421)

Thanks for noticing Paul and Tony

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Very nice photo Clyde, Good looking landing ship. For these days I might add.

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Nice shot Clyde

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