HMNZS Canterbury (L-421)
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HMNZS Canterbury is a multi-role vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The MRV has been sub contracted-out to Merwede Shipyard in the Netherlands by Tenix Shipyards in Willamstown Melbourne.
The keel was laid on September 6th 2005 and the MRV was launced successfully on February 11th 2006.
The ship has completed inital sea trials in the Netherlands and arrived in Australia in late August for fit-out of its military equipment. The MRV should be delivered to the RNZN in early 2007.
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[edit] General Characteristics
Displacement: 9000 tonnes (full load)
Dimensions: 131 m x 23.4 m x 5.6m
Endurance: 8000nm @ 16kts: Max Speed 19kts
Complement
- Crew: 53 Navy: 10 Aircrew: 7 Army Staff
- Other: 35 Trainees: 4 Government Agency Staff
- Troop Lift: 250 Troops
- Total Accommodation: 360
Machinery
- 2 x Warstila diesel engines in a COLAD arrangement.
- 3 x Auxiliary diesels.
- 2 x Bow Thrusters
Sensors
- Navigation Radar
- Weapons Control: Optical Director
- Electronic Surveillance Measures: CEA Warrlock HFDF
Weapons
- 1 x 25mm Cannon
- 2 x 12.7mm (50Cal) Machine Guns
Aircraft: Flight Deck capacity for Two Medium Helicopters and transport capability for 4 NH90 and one SH-2G Helicopter.
Lift Capability: 403 Lane Metres. Indicative cargo: 16 Light operational vehicles, 14 light armoured vehicles, 7 Unimog trucks, 2 Ambulances, 2 Flat bed trucks, 7 vehicle trailers, 2 rough terrain forklifts, 4 ATV-type vehicles and up to 33 20ft TEU containers.
Landing Craft: 2 x medium landing Craft (23m), 2 x 7.4m RHIB (35kts: 100nm), 2 x 11.0m Special Forces RHIB's
[edit] Medical
Canterbury has a 5 bed hospital ward, a two bed sickbay, an operating theatre, medical laboratory and a morgue.
