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HMAS CHOULES L100 - IMO 9240756

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Apr 11, 2016
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Landing Ships
Added:
Apr 11, 2016
Views:
873
Image Resolution:
3,900 x 2,440

Description:

Sydney Harbour, passing shore establishment HMAS Watson South Head. 11 April 2016
HMAS Watson is the premier RAN maritime warfare training establishment. It is the home of the Training Authority Maritime Warfare and is part of Fleet Command
Vessel at 33°49'54.41" S 151°16'18.00" E

Data from RAN web site:
Class Bay Class, Type Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)
Pennant L100, Home Port Fleet Base East
Builder, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend-on-Tyne, Laid Down 28 January 2002, Launched 18 July 2005, Commissioned 13 December 2011
Displacement 16,190 tonnes, Length 176 metres, Beam 26.4 metres, Draught 5.8 metres
Performance: Speed 18 knots, Range 15,000 kilometres at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement Crew 158 officers and sailors
Capacity
356 troops (standard) up to 700 troops (overload)
32 Abrams tanks
150 light trucks
Two LCVP
LCM-8
Two mexeflotes SEE Hannging on starboard side, and # below
Propulsion
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.
Armament
Helicopters x 2

# Mexeflote as Wikipedia:
The Mexeflote is a landing raft used by the British Royal Logistic Corps and the Royal Australian Navy to move goods and vehicles between ship and shore. It was first used by British military in the 1960s. It was used during the Falklands conflict, and has been used in humanitarian aid missions.

See video at http://video.defence.gov.au/play/2687#

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
CHOULES

Former name(s):

 -  Largs Bay (Until 2011 Oct)

Vessel Type:
Combat Vessel
Gross tonnage:
23,569 tons
Summer DWT:
10,172 tons
Length:
177 m
Beam:
26 m
Draught:
5.5 m

AIS Position
of this ship

Last known position:
33°47’5.59” S, 151°24’33.49” E
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
8.5kts, 62.9° (63°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Info
 - Arrival:
Last update:
1 day ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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This ship exists in the following categories:

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Ships under Repair or Conversion - 7 photos

Ship's Deck - 2 photos

Landing Ships - 130 photos

Formation and group shots - 3 photos

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Steve Wright

6 photos

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John Jones

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1 photos

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1 photos

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John Feltham

1 photos

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Ronnie bell

1 photos

John Wilson

10 photos

Chris C.

1 photos

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3 photos

Clyde Dickens

16 photos

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4 photos

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5 photos

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1 photos

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2 photos

James Dean

1 photos

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1 photos

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1 photos

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4 photos

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1 photos

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