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Australia Cuts Steel On Its First Hunter-Class Frigate​

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Australia's future Hunter-class of frigates took a significant step forward today, when BAE Systems cut steel on the first of six vessels at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia.





Hunter-class frigate specifications:
Displacement: 8,800 t full load
Length: 151.4 m (496 ft 9 in)
Beam: 21.4 m (70 ft 3 in)
Propulsion: CODLOG configuration
Speed: 27+ knots
Range: 7,000 nautical miles
Complement: 180 sailors (accommodation for 208)

Australia accelerates army's medium landing craft project​

A project to acquire 18 medium landing craft for the Australian Army is being accelerated, the country's Department of Defence (DoD) disclosed in a statement on 23 July.

The project will cost AUD2 billion (USD1.3 billion), and the first vessel under the programme, which will be built by Austal at its Henderson facility, is expected to be delivered in 2026, the statement added.

Australia is acquiring 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Medium (LMV-M) craft under the country's project Land 8710 Phase 1.

These vessels will replace the Australian Army's fleet of 15 LCM-8s that are presently operated by the service's 35th Water Transport Squadron.

This was the closest thread I could think of. NZ ship HMNZS sink of the coast of Samoa. The crew of 75 were all rescued. Fire was the likely cause of the sinking.