Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

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The Canberra-class landing helicopter dock is a class of large amphibious assault ships that serve as the Royal Australian Navy’s primary helicopter carriers and expeditionary warfare platforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious assault ship class ⓘ
landing helicopter dock class ⓘ
aircraftCapacity up to 18 helicopters in various configurations ⓘ
armament close-in weapons systems ⓘ
medium-calibre guns ⓘ
aviationFacilities hangar and light vehicle deck for aircraft ⓘ
beam approximately 32 metres ⓘ
builder BAE Systems Australia ⓘ
linked to: BAE Systems

Navantia ⓘ
constructionMethod hull blocks built in Spain and Australia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
crewComplement around 400 ship’s company ⓘ
defensiveSystems decoy launchers ⓘ
electronic warfare systems ⓘ
surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
designBasedOn Juan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship ⓘ
designedFor amphibious assault operations ⓘ
command and control of joint task forces ⓘ
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ
displacement approximately 27000 tonnes full load ⓘ
draught approximately 7 metres ⓘ
embarkedForcesCapacity over 1000 embarked troops ⓘ
firstShipCommissioned 2014 ⓘ
flightDeck full-length flight deck ⓘ
hasCapability joint command and control facilities ⓘ
medical facilities including hospital ⓘ
support for special operations forces ⓘ
homeport Fleet Base East, Sydney ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Base East
landingCraftCapacity up to 4 LHD landing craft ⓘ
leadShip HMAS Canberra (L02) ⓘ
length approximately 230 metres ⓘ
maximumSpeed over 20 knots ⓘ
namesake HMAS Adelaide (L01) ⓘ
HMAS Canberra (L02) ⓘ
numberOfUnitsBuilt 2 ⓘ
operator Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
primaryRole amphibious warfare ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
helicopter carrier ⓘ
procurementProgram Australian Defence Force amphibious capability project ⓘ
propulsion diesel-electric ⓘ
range approximately 9000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ
secondShip HMAS Adelaide (L01) ⓘ
secondShipCommissioned 2015 ⓘ
serviceEntry mid-2010s ⓘ
usedBy Australian Defence Force joint operations ⓘ
vehicleCapacity up to 110 vehicles ⓘ
wellDeck floodable well dock for landing craft ⓘ

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Royal Australian Navy → operatesVesselClass → Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ⓘ
Canberra-class landing helicopter dock → procurementProgram → Australian Defence Force amphibious capability project ⓘ
linked to: Canberra-class landing helicopter dock
HMAS Canberra (L02) → partOfClass → Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ⓘ
HMAS Canberra (L02) → class → Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ⓘ
HMAS Adelaide (L01) → partOfClass → Canberra class ⓘ
linked to: Canberra-class landing helicopter dock