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Canberra-class landing helicopter docklarger figure on 1 of 2
Foudre-class landing platform dock
Measured figures
Length
Single source230.82 m (757 ft 3 in)[source]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Canberra-class landing helicopter dock | Foudre-class landing platform dock |
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| Builders | Navantia , Ferrol , Spain and BAE Systems Australia , Victoria[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy[source] | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | HMAS Tobruk , Kanimbla class[source] | Bougainville class[source] |
| Cost | A$ 3.1 billion (2007) for two units A$ 1.55 billion (2007) per unit[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
Maximum; economical
Single sourceMaximum; full-load sustained
Single sourceMaximum; Over maximum
Single sourceOver 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) full-load sustained 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) economical[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[source]
1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine (25,600 shp ) 2 × Navantia MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators
Single source(9,900 shp ) each
Single source1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine 19.1 MW (25,600 shp ) 2 × Navantia MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators , 7.4 MW (9,900 shp ) each[source]
Integrated Electric Propulsion 2 × Siemens Navantia azimuth thrusters , 11 MW (15,000 shp ) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 2009–2015[source] | 1986–1998[source] |
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| In commission | 2014–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Landing helicopter dock[source] | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 × LHD Landing Craft 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays[source] | 10 CTMs[source] |
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| Capacity | Up to 110 vehicles Heavy vehicle deck: 1,410 m 2 (15,200 sq ft) Light vehicle deck: 1,880 m 2 (20,200 sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Troops | 1,046 standard 1,600 overload[source] | 470[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Giraffe AMB radar Saab 9LV combat system[source] | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoy Nulka missile decoy[source] | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × Rafael Typhoon 25 mm (1.0 in) remote weapons systems 6 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns[source] | 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs 3 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) Breda-Mauser guns 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 8 helicopters (standard) 18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)[source] | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with 13-degree ski-jump , 6 in-line deck landing spots[source] | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | Spain, Australia[source] | France[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | 4 × LHD Landing Craft 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 10 CTMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | 1,046 standard 1,600 overload[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 470[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Name | — | Foudre class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Mistral class[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 30 days[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | DCN Brest[source]Foudre class · Foudre L9011 original construction |
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