HMAS Canberra

[Nico13]

While we wait for her to be prepped for floating I've had along with the rest of Geelong the opportunity to get a few happy snaps.
Hope you like them. I think it'll be floated in the middle of Port Phillip bay in one of the deep channels as I think the carrier ship needs something like twenty meters of water to submerge deep enough to float the Canberra.

Cheers.

[Larryp]

Interesting photos, Ken!:thumbsup:

[Nico13]

Thanks Laurie.

Yes it's a biggie all right, the couple of shots showing the strange looking tyre clad objects on the back of the trucks are I believe oversize versions of what you would normally see along the side of your boat to protect it from damage against the dock :question: well my guess anyway.

[ourkind]

That was going to be my guess too!

Great photos!

[AstroJason]

Wow that 3rd shot really gives you a sense of the scale of her. BUT how big is the ship carrying her?! I didn't think that sort of thing was possible

[LewisM]

If you had all the helos it can carry on the deck at one time, there'd be our entire fleet air arm! :)

Yet another Australian outsourcing... this hull was made in Spain. Can'tthe Fremantle works do this sort of thing?