Australia to start sea trials with Canberra-class carrier

摘要

The Royal Australian Navy commissioned its first of two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock vessels at a ceremony in Sydney on 28 November. HMAS Canberra and her sister ship - to be christened HMAS Adelaide late next year - will be the largest vessels ever operated by the service. They are based on the Spanish navy's Navantia-built strategic projection ship the King Juan Carlos Ⅰ. Each vessel has a displacement of 27,500t at full load, and is capable of accommodating a maximum of 18 NH Industries MRH90S, Sikorsky S-70/MH-60R Seahawks or Airbus Helicopters Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters. Each also can carry 110 armoured vehicles, four amphibious landing craft inside a well dock with sea door, and a battalion of up to 1,200 troops.