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| Tango01 | 04 Mar 2014 10:18 p.m. PST |
…Dock starts sea trials. "NUSHIP Canberra, the first of two Landing Helicopter Dock ships being built for the Australian Defence Force, sailed yesterday for the first time under her own propulsion as part of the sea trials and testing program. Canberra departed the BAE Systems dockyard at Williamstown where the ship will undergo a series of tests to prove systems and equipment prior to being handed over to Navy. LHD Project Manager, Captain Craig Bourke, said the trials will test a variety of systems in different conditions. "The trials will be conducted in various locations so systems and equipment can be tested at different depths and different speeds for example," Captain Bourke said…"
Full article here.
link Nice ship!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Dark Knights And Bloody Dawns | 05 Mar 2014 3:17 a.m. PST |
Hmmm, looks familiar… Could almost call it a through-deck-cruiser… |
| Lion in the Stars | 05 Mar 2014 10:51 a.m. PST |
Could almost call it a through-deck-cruiser… Through-deck-cruisers don't have a well deck, though. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 05 Mar 2014 9:44 p.m. PST |
Why does a helicopter ship need a ramp? Just curious. |
| dirtysnowball | 05 Mar 2014 11:20 p.m. PST |
The skijump was in the original Spanish Juan Carlos I design, and it has been left on the Australian ships because a redesign to lose the ramp would have been more expensive than keeping it.
As amphibious warfare ships they have well decks, vehicle decks and troop accommodations where a genuine carrier would have bigger hangers, larger magazines and more fuel for F-35B fighters.
I wouldn't be surprised to see USMC F-35s visit one day, but there are no signs Australia will ever buy V/STOL jets. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 06 Mar 2014 3:23 a.m. PST |
Thanks dirtysnowball. Very informative answer. |
| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2014 10:06 a.m. PST |
Agree. Many thanks for the info. Amicalement
Armand |
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tries out the expansion roads set.
