CANTERBURY multirole vessel (2007)
Canterbury 2010
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Canterbury | L421 | Merwede, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6.9.2005 | 11.2.2006 | 12.6.2007 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
8870 |
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Length, m |
115.1 pp 131.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
23.4 |
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Draught, m |
5.60 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Wärtsilä 9V32 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
12240 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(16) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 25/87 DS-25M, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 helicopters (Super SeaSprite or NH-90) |
| Military load | 2 LCM, 296 troops, 40 vehicles or 33 containers |
| Electronic equipment | 2x nav. radars, Vistar e/o system, sonar, ECM suite, CCS |
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Complement |
63 |
Project history: Ordered in 2004 within Protector programme. Built under merchant standards as modified Dutch-built Ben My Chree ro-ro vessel, military alterations include a flight deck and helicopter hangar and ability to carry two 23m LCMs, two 11m and two 7.4m RIBs for boarding. Ice-strengthened, has two 60t cranes. Side and stern doors. Can be used for training or disaster response duties.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Canterbury 2013
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