06/10/2014
(Infodefensa.com) Madrid - The Commonwealth of Australia Friday signed acceptance of ALHD Canberra , first of two ships LHD the Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia has built for that country, based on the LHD Juan Carlos I of the Spanish Armada .
The contract, signed in 2007, included the construction of 85% in the Navantia shipyard in Ferrol and completion in Australia by BAE Systems .
The ship was transferred to Australia in August 2012 and will be definitely delivered to the Australian Navy on 28 November.
The construction of these ships has led to Navantia, according to the company, the entry in the niche market of this type of vessel, which has been consolidated with the choice of design LHD Spanish by the Turkish Navy .
Based on the Juan Carlos I
Making amphibious assault ship ALHD Canberra began in 2008 in the shipyard of Navantia in Ferrol-Fene . She was launched in 2011 and in October 2012 came to Australia after two months at sea. It can carry up to 1,000 soldiers, 100 combat vehicles, 12 helicopters and four landing craft.
Both the ship Canberra and the Adelaide -which came to Australia last February-are based on the Strategic Projection Ship ( BPE ) Juan Carlos I of the Spanish Armada, also designed and built by Navantia.