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Second LHD on its way to Australia

: Dec 26, 2013 - : 10:02 am

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The hull of the second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), one of the two largest ships ever to be built for the Royal Australian Navy, has left Spain bound for Australia.

It was loaded onto the heavy lift vessel, the Blue Marlin, on 10 December and left Spain December 17.

Director of Maritime for BAE Systems Australia, Bill Saltzer, said the hull, constructed by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, would take approximately two months to reach the company’s Williamstown shipyard where work would start on the consolidation of the superstructure.

“In the last few months, work has proceeded at a rapid pace in preparation for the hull’s arrival,” he said.

“Construction, consolidation and advance outfitting of the four sections of the superstructure are continuing in the Williamstown yard along with the mast modules which were fabricated at our Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.”

Saltzer said work was also continuing on the first LHD, Nuship Canberra.

“We successfully completed Vehicle Trials in October and we are continuing with preparation for sea trials that are due to begin in the first quarter of 2014,” he said.

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