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HMAS CHOULES L100 - IMO 9240756

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Photographer:Clyde Dickens [View profile]Title:HMAS CHOULES L100Added:Jun 17, 2012
Captured:June 17, 2012IMO:9240756Hits:294
Location:Sydney, Australia
Photo Category: Landing Ships
Description:

Sydney Harbour, Fleet Base East Garden Island. 17 June 2012.
See Google Earth 33°51'40.13" S 151°13'37.17" E

Pennant L100
Type Amphibious Warfare
Classification Landing Ship Dock (LSD)
Class Bay Class
Based Fleet Base East
Laid down 28 January 2002
Launched 18 July 2003
Builder Swan Hunter, Wallsend shipyard
Commissioned 13 December 2011
Displacement 16,190 tonnes
Length 176 metres
Beam 26.4 metres
Draught 5.8 metres
Aircraft
2 large helicopters
Main Machinery
Diesel-Electric propulsion systems with 2 azimuthing thrusters and bow thruster.
4 main diesel generating sets: 2 × Wärtsilä 8L26 engines (2,240 kW each), 2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 engines (3,360 kW each).
1 auxiliary Wärtsilä standby diesel generating set.
Dynamic positioning system.
Cargo Capability
356 troops (standard) up to 700 troops (overload)
32 Abrams tanks
150 light trucks
Two LCVP
LCM-8
Two mexeflotes See starboard flank
Speed 18 knots
Company 158 officers and sailors
Range 15,000 kilometres at 15 knots (28 km/h)

NOTE.
The IMO on this and other uploads does not currently appear on equasis, but is included in Marine Traffic data as under.
See Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Naval/naval auxiliary vessel
Year Built: 2006
Length x Breadth: 177 m X 26 m
Gross Tonnage: 23569, DeadWeight: 10172 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 13.8 / 11.5 knots
Flag: Australia [AU]
Call Sign: VKJC
IMO: 9240756, MMSI: 503688000
Vessel Identification
Name:Choules
IMO:9240756
MMSI:503688000
Callsign:VKJC
Pennant no.:L100
Last known flag:AUSTRALIA
Former name(s):
- Largs Bay (Until 2011 Oct)
Technical Data
Vessel type:Naval/naval Auxiliary Vessel
Gross tonnage:23,569 tons
Summer DWT:10,172 tons
Length:177 m
Beam:26 m
Draught:10 m

Additional Information
Class society:Lloyd´s Shipping Register
Build year:2006
Builder*:Swan Hunter High Walker
Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.k.
Owner:-
AIS Information
Last known position:
50°7’16.32” N, 4°40’14.99” W
Status:Underway
Speed, course (heading):
6.7kts, 240° (240°)
Destination:
Location:
Arrival:15th Sep 2011
16:00:34 UTC
Last update:
1 year 8 months ago
Source:AIS (AirNav ShipTrax)
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