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HMAS ''Adelaide'' (L01) is the second of two ''Canberra''-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships under construction for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Construction of the ship started at Navantia's Spanish shipyard with steel-cutting in February 2010. The ship was laid down in February 2011, and launched on 4 July 2012. Delivery to Australia for fitting out at BAE Systems Australia's facilities in Victoria was scheduled for 2013, but did not occur until early 2014. Despite construction delays and predictions that the ship would not be in service until 2016, fitting out progressed faster than expected and the ship is now predicted to commission in late 2015. ==Design== (詳細は''Juan Carlos I'', built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy.〔Brown, ''Spanish designs are Australia's choice for warship programmes''〕 The contract was awarded to Navantia and Australian company Tenix Defence following a request for tender which ran from February 2004 to June 2007, beating the enlarged ''Mistral''-class design offered by the French company Direction des Constructions Navales.〔〔Borgu, ''Capability of First Resort?'', pp. 5-6〕〔Fish, ''First Australian LHD takes shape''〕 ''Adelaide'' has the same physical dimensions as ''Juan Carlos I'', but differs in the design of the island superstructure and the internal layout, in order to meet Australian conditions and requirements.〔Fish, ''Amphibious assault ships''〕 Unlike the Spanish vessel, the Australian ships are built to meet Lloyd's Naval Rules.〔 The ''Canberra''-class vessels are long overall, with a maximum beam of , and a maximum draught of .〔Royal Australian Navy, ''Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)''〕 At full load, ''Adelaide'' will displace , making her the largest vessel to serve in the RAN.〔 Propulsion is provided by two Siemens azimuth thrusters, each with an onboard electric motor, driving two diameter propellers.〔〔''Amphibious Ships'', in ''Semaphore'', p. 2〕 The electricity is provided by a Combined diesel and gas system, with a single General Electric LM2500 turbine producing , supported by two MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators, each of which provides .〔 Maximum speed is over , with a maximum sustainable full-load speed of , and an economical cruising speed of .〔 Economical range is .〔 Each ship is fitted with a Saab 9LV Mark 4 combat management system.〔 The sensor suite includes a Sea Giraffe 3D surveillance radar, and a Vampir NG infrared search and track system.〔 For self-defence, the LHDs will be fitted with four Rafael Typhoon 25 mm remote weapons systems (one in each corner of the flight deck),〔Defense Industry Daily, ''Australia's Canberra class LHDs''〕 six 12.7 mm machine guns, an AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, and a Nulka missile decoy.〔 Defence against aircraft and larger targets is to be provided by escort vessels and air support from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).〔 The ships' companies will consist of 358 personnel; 293 RAN, 62 Australian Army, and 3 RAAF.〔Kerr, ''Amphibious Ambitions''〕 The LHDs will transport 1,046 soldiers and their equipment.〔 ''Adelaide'' will be capable deploying a reinforced company of up to 220 soldiers at a time by airlift.〔 Two vehicle decks (one for light vehicles, the other for heavy vehicles and tanks) have areas of and respectively, and between them can accommodate up to 110 vehicles.〔 The well deck will carry up to four LHD Landing Craft, which can be launched and recovered in conditions up to Sea State 4.〔〔 The flight deck can operate six MRH-90-size helicopters or four Chinook-size helicopters simultaneously, in conditions up to Sea State 5.〔 A mix of MRH-90 transport helicopters and S-70B Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters will be carried: up to eight can be stored in the hangar deck, and the light vehicle deck can be repurposed to fit another ten.〔〔Gillis, ''Interview. Landing Helicopter Dock Project – Canberra Class'', pp. 28–9〕 The ski-jump ramp of ''Juan Carlos I'' has been retained for the RAN ships, although fixed-wing flight operations are not planned for the ships.〔〔Borgu, ''Capability of First Resort?'', p. 11〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Adelaide (L01)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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