HMAS Canberra (III)


HMAS Canberra (III) Statistics
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Class Canberra Class
Displacement 27,831 tonnes (Transit);
31,442 tonnes (Docked down)
Length 230 metres23,000 cm
0.23 km
0.143 mi
754.593 ft
9,055.118 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
Aircraft
  • six helicopter
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 8000 nautical miles at 15 knots
9250 nautical miles at 12 knots


The third HMAS Canberra will be the first of two Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock ships due to enter service with the RAN in 2012.

Members of HMAS PARRAMATTA and MARSHAL SHAPOSHNIKOV Wardrooms on the fo'csle of HMAS PARRAMATTA....

Members of HMAS PARRAMATTA and MARSHAL SHAPOSHNIKOV Wardrooms on the fo'csle of HMAS PARRAMATTA....