Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious
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| Kanimbla class Landing Platform Amphibious | |
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 HMAS Manoora |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Landing Platform Amphibious |
| Name: | Kanimbla |
| Succeeded by: | Canberra class large amphibious ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,534 tons |
| Length: | 159.2 m |
| Beam: | 21.2 m |
| Draught: | 5.3 m |
| Propulsion: | 6 x ALCO V16 diesel engines, 2,750 hp each driving two shafts (3 engines per shaft) |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Range: | 14,000 miles at 14 knots |
| Complement: | 220 Navy + 20 Army (+ 400 Embarked Forces (if required)) |
| Armament: | 1 × 20 mm Phalanx Mk 15 close–in weapon system, 6 × 12.7 mm Machine guns |
| Aircraft: | 4 x Blackhawk or 3 x Sea King |
The Kanimbla class is a class of two amphibious transport ships in the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Manoora. Both ships were originally built as Newport class LSTs for the US Navy which were purchased by Australia in 1994.
As built, they had limited airborne facilities, and so both underwent extensive reconstruction, with the main new feature being the addition of a large flight deck and hangar facilities capable of supporting up to three Sea Kings or four Blackhawks. Both ships can also mount two army landing craft on the forward flight deck, which can be winched on and off by a 70 tonne crane. Each vessel has the capacity to transport up to 450 soldiers and their associated equipment into a combat area.
Both ships are based at Fleet Base East.
| Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious |
| Kanimbla | Manoora |
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