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Program Status: Under Construction
IOC: January 2013
Total Production: 2
Production Cost: EUR€1.4 billion (USD$1.8 billion)
Unitary Cost: EUR€706 million (USD$914 million)
Origin: Australia and Spain
Contractor/s: Navantia* 65% and Tenix 35%
Description: The Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) is an amphibious assault ship class being constructed by Navantia of Spain and Tenix of Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Australian LHD is based on Spanish Navy's Juan Carlos I ship. Navantia, Tenix and the Australian government signed in Melbourne the LHD procurement contract on October 9, 2007. The contract was valued at 1,411.6 million Euro for the construction of two ships (LHD-1 and LHD-2). Navantia's stake in the LHD program is valued at 915 million Euro comprising ship's design and construction, power plants and platform control system totaling 9.5 million hours workload.
The LHD ship will feature an inclined well dock to support watercrafts and landing craft operations in Sea State 4; a large and hardened flight deck with ski jump enabling operations of medium- and heavy-weight helicopters as well as operations of unmanned aerial vehicles and VSTOL aircraft in Sea State 5; the facilities to accommodate aircraft, containers, armored vehicles and other equipment as well as 1,124 troops; and gas turbines based propulsion system.
According to Tenix documentation, the RAN will provide LHD ships with NH90 and Tiger ARH helicopters capable of operating from the ship's flight deck. On November 23, 2007, Tenix awarded Saab a AUD105 million contract for the development and procurement of 9LV Combat Management System and the naval surveillance radar Sea Giraffe to be installed on LHD ships. The lead ship, LHD-1, will be handed over by 2013 and the second ship, LHD-2, will be delivered by 2014.
Parent system is the Juan Carlos I
IOC: 30 September 2010
Total Production: 3
Production Cost: USD$2.5 billion
Other Family Members: Juan Carlos I
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:: Specifications ::
Crew: 279
Troops: 1,124
DimensionsBeam: 32 meter
Draft: 7.18 meter
Length: 231 meter
PerformanceMax Range: 6,100 nautical mile (11,297 kilometer)
SpeedCruise Speed: 19 knot (9.77 mps)
Economical Speed: 15 knot
Top Speed: 20.5 knot (10.5 mps)
TimeMission Endurance: 50 day
WeightFull Displacement: 27,851 ton
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LHD-1 |
HMAS Canberra |
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23 September 2009 |
17 February 2011 |
2014 |
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LHD-2 |
HMAS Adelaide |
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October 2010 |
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2015 |
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LHD
Last Updated:
Thursday, March 8, 2012
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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