HMAS Canberra (L02)

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HMAS Canberra (L02) is a Royal Australian Navy amphibious assault ship and the lead vessel of the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks, designed to deploy troops, vehicles, and aircraft for expeditionary and humanitarian operations.

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HMAS Canberra (L02) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Australian Navy ship
amphibious assault ship
landing helicopter dock
warship
aircraftCapacity up to 18 helicopters in hangar and on deck (configuration dependent)
aircraftTypeSupported MH-60R Seahawk Romeo
MRH-90 Taipan
linked to: NH90 helicopter

S-70B Seahawk
alliance Royal Australian Navy Amphibious Task Group
armament 12.7 mm machine guns
25 mm Typhoon guns
Phalanx CIWS
beam approximately 32 metres
builder BAE Systems Australia
linked to: BAE Systems

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class Canberra-class landing helicopter dock
commissioned 28 November 2014
constructionMethod modular construction
country Australia
crewComplement around 400 ship’s company
designOrigin Spanish Juan Carlos I-class design
displacement approximately 27,500 tonnes full load
draught approximately 7 metres
flightDeck full-length flight deck
homeport Fleet Base East
Sydney
laidDown 23 September 2010
landingCraftCarried LHD Landing Craft (LLC)
launched 17 February 2011
length approximately 230 metres
namedAfter Canberra
City of Canberra
linked to: Canberra
operator Royal Australian Navy
partOfClass Canberra-class landing helicopter dock
pennantNumber L02
precededBy HMAS Tobruk (L50)
primaryRole amphibious warfare
expeditionary operations
propulsion combined diesel-electric and gas
two Siemens PODs
range approximately 9,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
secondaryRole humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
peacekeeping support
sensor 3D air search radar
navigation radar
speed over 20 knots
troopCapacity up to 1,000 embarked troops
vehicleCapacity up to 110 vehicles
wellDeck fitted

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HMAS Adelaide (L01) sisterShip HMAS Canberra (L02)