HMAS Adelaide (III)

HMAS Adelaide (III) Statistics

Pennant	LHD 01
Type	Amphibious Warfare
Classification	Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)
Class	Canberra Class
Displacement	27,831 tonnes (Transit); 31,442 tonnes (Docked down)
Length	230.82 metres23,082 cm 0.231 km 0.143 mi 757.283 ft 9,087.402 in
Beam	32 metres3,200 cm 0.032 km 0.0199 mi 104.987 ft 1,259.843 in
Armament	Rafael Typhoon 25mm, Nixie torpedo decoy system Four 20 mm automated guns 6 x 12.7 mm machine guns Active missile decoy system – Nulka (weight and space reserve)
Aircraft	six helicopter spots on deck, accommodation for eight medium-sized helicopters in hanger, and 18 medium-size helicopters in light vehicle deck.
Main Machinery	two Siemens azimuthing 11mW Electric pods aft, two tunnel mounted 1.5mW bowthrusters
Speed	> 20 knots10.289 m/s 37.04 km/h 0.0103 km/s 2,025.372 ft/min 33.756 ft/s
Company	243, 978 embarked
Range	> 6000 nautical miles

The third HMAS Adelaide will be the second of two Canberra Class Amphibious Assault Ships due to be commissioned with the RAN in June 2015.

In January 2006 the Government announced that the ships of the new Canberra Class and would be named HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide, taking the names of the national and South Australian capitals reflecting Australia’s naval heritage.

The first ship to bear the name was a British-pattern cruiser which gave service in World War II. HMAS Adelaide (I) sank the German blockade-runner Ramses and assisted in the overthrow of the Vichy Government of Noumea.

The second generation HMAS Adelaide (II) was a US-built Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates which served from the early 1980s into the 21st Century.