T68 - did you also see Andrew Davies' full article (as used as the basis of the news article)? Click on Download PDF.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
What's the situation with LPA's and Tobruk's crew being occupied until the Bay and LHD's arrive later? Canterbury's core ship crewing is only
53 (excluding flight and army handling crews embarked, and the Bay only 60 according to the Davies PDF etc).
Thanks for the link recce k1.
No I have not seen it yet; I only get to the computer on weekends or on a RDO.
Its sounds like he’s after an enlarged Austral MRV which in a good sea state MIGHT do the job in a regional context or a French MPV (multi purpose vessel) about halfway down the page.
Multi-Role Vessel - Austal
Mer et Marine : Toute l'actualité maritime
I had it translated from French to English and this is what it came up with, AG might be able to expanded on the French thinking he seems to have a really good grasp on these thing’s.
MPV: When the concept of L - CAT becomes an offshore intervention vessel
The largest of the family is MultiPurpose Projection Vessel. Long 90 metres, the MPV is a real offshore unit, both patrol vessel (OPV) and large vehicles (LST) landing gear. Can embark on weapons (artillery, anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship...), its size enables to have a platform and hangar for helicopter (NH90 type) or drones. Two floats, given their size, they can host a system water-cooled fast craft (see even a towed sonar system). With a lateral loading ramp has MPV of 160 linear meters of parking lots, is 500 m² surface in a closed garage. With a height of 5 metres, the garage can accommodate 20 vehicles, including tanks. The maximum accommodation capacity is 300 people, including a crew of 25. Nevertheless, the boat was designed to a company of 120 men and a staff that has a small embedded command post MPV.
Displaying a very significant autonomy of the 12,000 nautical at 12 knots, order its speed reaches 20 knots at full load and no-load 25 knots. He can browse by seas force 6 or 7.
The MultiPurpose Vessel - MPV (©: CNIM)
The MPV lends itself so well to surveillance and maritime traffic protection missions (e.g. against piracy), or missions to combat drug trafficking. But at the same time as we have seen, it preserves transport and L - CAT landing capabilities. It can therefore be used for projecting the troops and vehicles, as well as to conduct humanitarian operations. Indeed, due to natural disasters, sending aid in a disaster zone where port infrastructures are non-existent or unusable is often difficult. Landing ships use is very useful in the image of the multitude of missions carried out in recent years by buildings of French light transport based overseas. With the MPV CNIM hope, indeed, position on the draft BIS (buildings of Intervention and sovereignty), aimed at replacing the current Batral.
Nevertheless, the first orders could be registered in the civil sector, where the CNIM based also hopes its new range of boats. For example, could see rich individuals acquire variants of the MPC for use as units of exploration...
PS
I forgot to ad that Stores basher would probably be the one to ask about crew situation, from what I can see he is posted to HMAS Manoora.