Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

The Canberra class is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Planning to upgrade the navy's amphibious fleet began in 2000, based on Australian experiences leading the International Force for East Timor peacekeeping operation. With a new climate for growing Australian Navy spending, a desire existed for forward defence capability for landing and supporting troops on Asian territory, that had never existed in Australian history, even with the old Majestic-class light fleet carriers, HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Sydney in the 1970s. In 2004, French company Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) and Spanish company Navantia were invited to tender proposals, with DCN offering the Mistral-class amphibious assault ship and Navantia proposing the "Buque de Proyección Estratégica" design. The Spanish design was selected in 2007, with Navantia responsible for construction of the ships from the keel to the flight deck, and BAE Systems Australia handling the fabrication of the combat and communications systems. Finally, Siemens (Germany) supplied and fitted the azimuth thrusters.

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2011  Wikimedia, Wikidata
mass 27500 tonne, speed 25 knot, draft 7.18 metre, length 230.82 metre, beam 32 metre, 5 Typhoon Weapon Station, 
landing helicopter dock, BAE Systems Australia, Navantia, Royal Australian Navy, Spain, Australia, 

Doblhoff WNF 342, 

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  HMAS Adelaide ⓘ
  2012 Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

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  HMAS Canberra ⓘ
  2011 Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

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2011 Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

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order

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industrial manufacturing

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2013 HMAS Adelaide

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2014 HMAS Canberra

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Canberras Concept Mission UAV 1

Adelaide Canberra FBE

HMAS Canberra & HMAS Adelaide

Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ships (30676205621)

RAN Ships in dock Sydney Harbour-1 (24596904787)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	2013	HMAS Adelaide	landing helicopter dock, Canberra-class landing helicopter dock	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2014	HMAS Canberra	Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, landing helicopter dock	Wikidata
commons	image		Canberras Concept Mission UAV 1		Commons
commons	image		Adelaide Canberra FBE		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Canberra & HMAS Adelaide		Commons
commons	image		Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ships (30676205621)		Commons
commons	image		RAN Ships in dock Sydney Harbour-1 (24596904787)		Commons