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    • LHD 01 HMAS Adelaide

    AU Royal Australian Navy




    2015 to present    


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    Flight Deck: L01
    Call Sign: VKLA
    See Also: FFG Adelaide class FFG 01


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    History of AU LHD 01 HMAS Adelaide

    2007-oct-9Orderedwith Tenix, became BAe Australia
    2011-feb-18Laid downat Navantia, La Cabezuela
    2012-jul-4Launchedhull launched, for completion at Williamstown
    2015-dec-4Commissionedas HMAS Adelaide
    2016-aug-23NEWS Australian CH-47F on Trials Aboard HMAS Adelaide
    2016-sep-12DeploymentPort Darwin Exercise Kakadu 16 Participated in Exercise Kakadu 16 until 24 Sep
    2016-oct-14NEWS Australia New Chinook Trials Completed
    2017-sep-25Port VisitTLDili Harbour Dili Hosting visitors from Timor Leste government.
    2019-apr-7DeploymentExercise Cross decking of embarked MRH-90 with INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan in Bay of Bengal.
    2019-apr-11Port VisitOuter Harbor Open Day Arrived Adelaide on 11 Apr for visit which included a Ship Open to Visitors and featured RAN MRH-90 A40-022 on deck. Departed 15 Apr.
    2020-jan-4DeploymentTwofold Bay Bushfire Assist Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 departed Fleet Base East to assist in disaster relief, off Eden, for the worst bush fires in Australias recorded history.

    Specifications

    		    

        from Canberra class
    400crew
    1125troops
    27500full load (tn)
    230.82length (m)
    32beam (m)
    7.08draught (m)
    9000range (nm)
    19max speed (knots)
    2Naval Engine diesel - MAN 16V 32/40
    1Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

    Aircraft

    		    

        Typical Max
    AU Australian Army B CH-47F Chinook 04
    AU RAN NHI MRH90 Taipan 06
    AU RAN Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 06

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

    		    

    AU Williamstown, 3nm SW of Melbourne



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