Steel Cut For Another Amphibious Ship
February 03 2010
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has just started the construction of Australia's second landing helicopter dock at its facility in Ferrol, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense.
Steel for the Canberra-class ship was cut on Feb. 2, about seven weeks ahead of schedule, said Greg Combet, Australia's defense minister for personnel, materiel and science.
Navantia designed the ships and the project has been subcontracted to BAE Systems to construct and fit out the hulls for the...
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