(Photo) Canberra-class LHD Tiba di Sidney

photo: news.navy.gov.au

photo: news.navy.gov.au

photo: news.navy.gov.au

photo: seawavesmagazine

photo: seawavesmagazine

photo: seawavesmagazine

photo: seawavesmagazine

Defense Industry Daily

Type: Landing Helicopter Dock
Displacement: 27,500 tonnes (30,300 short tons; 27,100 long tons) at full load
Length: 230.82 m (757.3 ft)
Beam: 32.0 m (105.0 ft)
Draft: 7.08 m (23.2 ft)
Propulsion: Combined Diesel and Gas
1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine
2 x MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators
2 x Siemens azimuth thrusters

Speed: Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum
19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) full-load sustained
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) economical
Range: 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried: 4 x LCM-1E
Capacity: Up to 110 vehicles
Heavy vehicle deck: 1,410 m2 (15,200 sq ft)
Light vehicle deck: 1,880 m2 (20,200 sq ft)

Troops: 1,046
Complement: 358 personnel; 293 RAN, 62 Australian Army, 3 RAAF
Sensors and
processing systems: Giraffe AMB radar
Saab 9LV combat system [1]
Electronic warfare
& decoys: AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy
Nulka missile decoy
ITT Exelis ES-3701 ESM system [2]
Armament: 4 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems
6 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried: 8 helicopters (standard)
18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)
Aviation facilities: Flight deck with 13 degree ski-jump, 6 in-line deck landing spots