LPA Kanimbla - Landing Platform, Amphibious
Ship | Pennant | USN Launched | RAN Commission | Decomm |
HMAS Kanimbla ex-Saginaw | L 51 | 07 Feb 1970 | 29 Aug 1994 | 2011 |
HMAS Manoora ex-Fairfax County | L 52 | 19 Dec 1970 | 25 Nov 1994 | late 2014 |
Displacement | 8534 tonnes |
Length | 159.2 meters / 522.3 ft |
Beam | 21.2 meters / 69.5 ft |
Armament |
1 x 20mm Phalanx Mk15 close-in weapon system 6 x 12.7mm Machine guns |
Main Machinery | 6 x ALCO V16 diesel engines 2750 HP each 3 engines per shaft |
Cargo Capability |
2 x LCM8 landing craft 4 x Black Hawk or 3 x Sea King helicopters 955 square meters of useable tank deck space |
Speed | 22 knots |
Company |
23 Naval Officers 2 Army Officers 197 sailors 18 soldiers 400 embarked forces |
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