HMAS ADELAIDE seen at the BAE Systems shipyard in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 11/01/2015


HMAS ADELAIDE

Armament

4 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems
6 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Physical Countermeasures: AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, 4 x BAE NULKA decoy launchers

Specifications

Type: Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)
IMO: 9608972 | MMSI: 503000021 | Pennant Number: L01
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Fleet Base East, Sydney | Call Sign: VKLA
Operator: Royal Australian Navy - Canberra, Australia
Designer: Navantia - Madrid, Spain
Year Built: 2015 | Country of Build: Spain | Builder: Navantia (Completed by BAE Systems Australia) | Location of Yard: Ferrol
Keel Laid: 18.02.2011 | Launch Date: 4.07.2012 | Date of Completion: 3.12.2015
Commissioned: 4.12.2015
Displacement: 27,800 tonnes (unloaded and not docked down)
LOA: 230.82 m | Beam: 32 m (29.5 m at waterline) | Draught: 7.08 m
Flight Deck: Length: 202.3 m, Width: 32 m, Area: 4,750 square metres, Height: 27.5 m
Capacity: Vehicles: 110 | Heavy Vehicle Deck: 1,410 m2 | Light Vehicle Deck: 1,880 m2
Aircraft Carried: 8 x helicopters (standard), 18 x helicopters (maximum hangar space)
Aviation Facilities: Flight deck with 13 degree ski-jump, 6 in-line deck landing spots
Boats & Landing Craft Carried: 4 x LLC
Sensors & Processing Systems: Giraffe AMB radar, Saab 9LV combat system
Troops: 1,046 | Complement: 358 personnel; 293 RAN, 62 Australian Army, 3 RAAF
Propulsion Machinery: Combined Diesel-Electric & Gas: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine, 2 x MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators, 2 x Siemens Navantia 15,000 hp azimuth thrusters
Thrusters: 2 x bow thrusters
Range: 6,000 nautical miles @ 20 knots | 9,000 nautical miles @ 15 knots
Cruising Speed: 15 knots | Max Speed: 20+ knots | Reversing Speed: 8 knots

Sister Ship (Canberra Class - Based on the JUAN CARLOS I Navantia ship design.):

HMAS CANBERRA L02 - IMO: 9608960