The first four landings for the Australian Navy boats have departed on March 8 on a cargo ship from the shipyard of Navantia in Puerto Real. It is expected that the freighter arrives in the middle of the month of April.
The eight remaining units are being built, in its different phases, as these four early San Fernando shipyard and will be moved in groups of four in the coming months.
The main features of the boats are:
-Overall length: 23.30 m.
-Length at waterline: 21,27 m.
-Sleeve layout: 6.40 m.
-Strut construction: 2.80 m.
-Propulsion: two 809 kW diesel engines, powering two propellers of flushing (waterjets) through two gearboxes.
-Speed in ballast condition: over 20 knots
-Range: 190 miles at full load
The construction of the boats contract was signed in September 2011. The fate of these units will be amphibious vessels Al 'Adelaide' and 'Canberra' Navantia and BAE Systems built for the Australian Navy with an approximate percentage of distribution of works of 80% and 20%, respectively.
Navantia (Spanish to English by Bing Translator)