August 19, 201114 yr From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Decommissioning of HMAS Kanimbla(Source: Australian Department of Defence; issued August 18, 2011) The Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, and Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, today announced that the amphibious ship HMAS Kanimbla would be decommissioned. In September 2010 the Chief of Navy imposed an operational pause on HMAS Ships Kanimbla due to seaworthiness concerns.
August 19, 201114 yr The RN's loss is the RAN's gain, replacing the Kanimbla (ex-Newport Class LST) with the Largs Bay at a good price that's only been in service for about 6 years. It should prevent the issues we had putting the Newport class ships (filled with rust) into service with the RAN. Hopefully they don't go nuts with the "modifications" the RAN seems to enjoy wasting millions of dollars on every time they buy a second hand ship.
August 19, 201114 yr Author Yes, I think the RAN got a good deal there, on a practically brand new ship. Pretty great choice of namesake too.
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