| Photographer: | Clyde Dickens [View profile] | Title: | HMAS TOBRUK L50 | Added: | Jun 17, 2012 | | Captured: | June 17, 2012 | IMO: | Unavailable | Hits: | 406 | | Location: | Sydney, Australia | | Photo Category: |
Landing Ships | | Description: | Sydney Harbour, Fleet Base Garden Island. 17 June 2012.
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Pennant L50
Type Amphibious Warfare
Classification Landing Ship, Heavy (LSH)
Class Modified Round Table Class
Based Fleet Base East
Laid down 7 February 1979
Launched 1 March 1980
Commissioned 23 April 1981
Displacement 5800 tonnes
Length 127 metres
Beam 18 metres
Armament
6 x 12.7mm Machine Guns and
2 x Mini Typhoon Guns
Aircraft
In support of Amphibious Operations (ranging from the Squirrel AS350-B to Chinook CH47)
Main Machinery
2 x Diesels
Cargo Capability
Up to 520 troops
Two LCVP on davits,
Two LCM-8s as deck cargo
Speed 16 knots
Company 150 |
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