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HMAS CHOULES L100 - IMO 9240756

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Oct 19, 2016
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Landing Ships
Added:
Oct 19, 2016
Views:
476
Image Resolution:
2,551 x 1,701

Description:

Sydney Harbour, near Bank Anchorage. 19 October 2016.
Vessel at 33°50'46.66" S 151°15'54.46" E

RAN web site data:
Class Bay Class, Type Landing Ship, Dock (LSD), Pennant L100, International Callsign VKJC
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
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

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°51’45.55” S, 151°13’37.99” E
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
0kts, 223.8° (165°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Info
 - Arrival:
Last update:
7 days ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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This ship exists in the following categories:

Shipping - 2 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 7 photos

Ship's Deck - 2 photos

Landing Ships - 130 photos

Formation and group shots - 3 photos

_Flight Decks - 2 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(53)

Ken Smith

3 photos

Steve Wright

6 photos

simonwp

1 photos

Allan RO

1 photos

John Jones

2 photos

foggy

4 photos

Mac Mackay

1 photos

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3 photos

Yvon Perchoc

1 photos

matros65

1 photos

Lee Brown

1 photos

peter

1 photos

John Kent

1 photos

Ian G Hardie

2 photos

John Feltham

1 photos

U Beutekamp

1 photos

Ronnie bell

1 photos

John Wilson

10 photos

Chris C.

1 photos

K. Watson

3 photos

Clyde Dickens

16 photos

NavyLookou

4 photos

Walter Pless

5 photos

Roger Biggs

1 photos

Trevor Dry

2 photos

James Dean

1 photos

Allan Wright

1 photos

RON DOBSON

1 photos

Bob Prins

4 photos

Pete Turner

1 photos

Tony Martin

1 photos

Donald Bain

2 photos

B.Clark

10 photos

TARBATNESS

3 photos

lappino

1 photos

FredC

1 photos

KPRonald

1 photos

Owen Foley

2 photos

m.a.r.t.i.n

1 photos

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