Navantia starts building the first landing craft for Australia

26.10.2012 Pacific Sentinel

The Shipyard San Fernando-Puerto Real has started in October cut the first sheet of the twelve landing craft employed by Australia for their amphibious ships ALHD "Canberra" and "Adelaide".

These units are identical to the LCM-1E built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy and delivered between 2007 and 2008.

The main features of the boats are:

• Total Length: 23.30 m.
• LWL: 21.27 m.
• Moulded breadth: 6,40 m.
• Depth building: 2.80 m.
• Propulsion: two 809 kW diesel engines, driving two waterjet thrusters (waterjets) through two gearboxes.
• Speed ​​in ballast condition: over 20 knots
• Range: 190 miles at full load