On February 19 has been delivery to the DMO (Defence Materiel Organization) of the second batch of four landing craft program 12 LLC (LHD Landing Crafts) for Australian ALHD.
This second group arrived in Sydney on February 5, after leaving Cadiz on 27 December and join the four already delivered by Navantia in May 2014. The remaining four units will be delivered in October 2015.
The ceremony was attended by the Consul General of Spain in Sydney, Don Alvaro Iranzo, the Director of Navantia Australia, Don Francisco Baron and Program Director of LLC, Don José Jiménez-Alfaro.
The boats are built based on the design of Navantia for the Spanish Navy, LCM-1E, which have been modified to meet specific requirements of the Australian Navy. The boats play an important role in naval operations, remain key in the projection of force. LCM are boats equipped with a large load capacity coupled with high autonomy allow performing complex operations beach.
Its main features are:
- LOA: 23.30 m.
- LWL: 21.27 m.
- Moulded breadth: 6,40 m.
- Prop Height: 2.80 m.
- Propulsion: two 809 kW diesel engines, driving two waterjet thrusters (waterjets) through gearboxes.
- Speed in ballast condition: over 20 knots
- Autonomy: 190 miles at full load
- Capacity: the boat supports different load conditions, ranging from transport capacity of a tank Abrams, various combinations of Army vehicles, a rifle company or a truck with 20 foot container.
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