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Navantia San Fernando-Puerto Real has set afloat, today at 12 am, the first of the series of 12 CLL landing craft being built for the Australian Navy. The design of these boats is based on those built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy and delivered between 2006 and 2008.
The contract, signed in December 2011, provides for full construction in Navantia for the twelve units, assuming a workload for the Bay of Cadiz estimated at 350,000 hours.
The boats are designed to operate with the LHD "Canberra" and LHD "Adelaide" strategic projection ship similar to "Juan Carlos I", also built by Navantia. Is anticipated that delivery of the first four boats occur in April 2014.
The maneuver involves launching of the boat with the help of a portico, was made before the transfer of the same by a self-propelled platform, from the shop where it was built to the dock area where there have been various checks prior to launching.
The main characteristics of the boat are:
- Length overall: 23,30 m.
- Length waterline: 21,27 m.
- Moulded breadth: 6,40 m.
- Building Depth: 2.80 m.
- Propulsion: two diesel engines of 809 kW, driving two water jet propulsion (waterjets) through gearboxes.
- Speed in ballast condition: more than 20 knots
- Range: 190 miles at full load
- Capacity: the boat supports different loading conditions, ranging from transport capacity of a tank Abrams, various combinations of Army vehicles, a rifle company or a truck with 20 foot container
Australia is to Navantia a strategic country, regarding the amount of current naval programs, which Navantia is presented as solid and safe choice. He recently opened a subsidiary in the country, shows our commitment to the same.
Navantia (Spanish - Translated with Google Translate)
NOTE: The “NAVANTIA WELCOMES (AUS) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECISION ON LANDING CRAFT” Link in the above was added by PacificSentinel for clarity & context.