Sydney Harbour, between Athol Bay and Darling Point. 6 October 2016.
Vessel at 33°51'23.85" S 151°14'15.88" E

Data from http://navy.mil.nz/mtf/cant/

CANTERBURY provides the sealift capability for the NZ Defence Force Joint Amphibious Task Force. She is adapted from a commercial roll on/roll off vessel design and has been outstandingly successful in service. Has demonstrated the ability to support and deploy land forces and has preformed extremely well during a number of disaster relief operations, notably the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and three major cyclone relief operations in the Pacific.

CANTERBURY has facilities for accommodating up to 250 personnel and can transport and deploy supporting military vehicles and equipment by Landing Craft, helicopter or ramps.

CANTERBURY was delivered to the Ministry of Defence and commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 12 June 2007.

Specifications

Displacement: 9,000 tonnes, Beam: 23.4 metres, Draught: 5.4 metres, Length: 131 metres

Speed: 19 knots, Range: 6,000 nautical miles

Complement: 78 (core crew), 10 (flight personnel), 4 (Govt. agencies), 7 (Army ship's staff), 24 (trainees), 243 (embarked force) Total 366

Two medium landing craft (23 metres/60 tonnes)

Armament
Main Gun: 25mm Bushmaster naval gun
Helicopter: Two helicopter spots and hangar storage for four helicopters
Small Arms: Numerous small arms ranging from 50 calibre machine guns to 9 mm pistols

Propulsion
2 x Combined Diesel and Diesel Electric Engines