Design HMAS Adelaide (L01)

the canberra-class design based on warship juan carlos i, built navantia spanish navy. contract awarded navantia , australian company tenix defence following request tender ran february 2004 june 2007, beating enlarged mistral-class design offered french company direction des constructions navales. adelaide has same physical dimensions juan carlos i, differs in design of island superstructure , internal layout, in order meet australian conditions , requirements. unlike spanish vessel, australian ships built meet lloyd s naval rules.

the canberra-class vessels 230.82 metres (757.3 ft) long overall, maximum beam of 32 metres (105 ft), , maximum draught of 7.08 metres (23.2 ft). @ full load, adelaide displace 27,500 tonnes (27,100 long tons; 30,300 short tons), making canberra-class ships largest vessels serve in ran. propulsion provided 2 navantia siemens 11-megawatt (15,000 hp) azimuth thrusters, each onboard electric motor, driving 2 4.5-metre (15 ft) diameter propellers. electricity provided combined diesel-electric , gas system, single general electric lm2500 turbine producing 19,160 kilowatts (25,690 hp), supported 2 navantia man 16v32/40 diesel generators, each providing 7,448 kilowatts (9,988 hp). maximum speed on 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), maximum sustainable full-load speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), , economical cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). economical range 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi).

each ship fitted saab 9lv mark 4 combat management system. sensor suite includes sea giraffe 3d surveillance radar, , vampir ng infrared search , track system. self-defence, lhds fitted 4 rafael typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems (one in each corner of flight deck), 6 12.7 mm machine guns, an/slq-25 nixie towed torpedo decoy, , nulka missile decoy. defence against aircraft , larger targets provided escort vessels , air support royal australian air force (raaf). ships companies consist of 358 personnel; 293 ran, 62 australian army, , 3 raaf.

the lhds transport 1,046 soldiers , equipment. adelaide capable deploying reinforced company of 220 soldiers @ time airlift. 2 vehicle decks (one light vehicles, other heavy vehicles , tanks) have areas of 1,880 square metres (20,200 sq ft) , 1,410 square metres (15,200 sq ft) respectively, , between them can accommodate 110 vehicles. deck carry 4 lhd landing craft, can launched , recovered in conditions sea state 4. flight deck can operate 6 mrh-90-size helicopters or 4 chinook-size helicopters simultaneously, in conditions sea state 5. mix of mrh-90 transport helicopters , s-70b seahawk anti-submarine helicopters carried: 8 can stored in hangar deck, , light vehicle deck can repurposed fit ten. ski-jump ramp of juan carlos has been retained ran ships, although fixed-wing flight operations not planned ships.