Canterbury-class Multirole Vessel

The Canterbury-class Multi-role strategic sealift vessels are a pair of ships in the Royal New Zealand Navy from the late 2000s onwards. The Canterbury-class serves throughout the South Pacific region for disaster and humanitarian relief, peace support, military support, and development assistance support.

Specifications

 * Type: Multi-Role Vessel
 * Service Period: 2007-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 430 feet (131.06 meters)
 * Beam: 77 feet (23.47 meters)
 * Draught: 18 feet (5.49 meters)
 * Displacement: 9,920.8 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 109 (53 navy, 35 trainees, 10 air force, 7 army, 4 government agents) + 250 troops
 * Cruising Speed: 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
 * Maximum Speed: 19.6 knots (36.3 km/h)
 * Propulsion: CODADE consisting of 2 Wärtsilä Engines @ 4.5 MW, 3 x Auxiliary diesels, 2 x Bow Thrusters
 * Range: 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * S & X Band Radar
 * Vistar Electro-Optical Fire Control System
 * CEA Warrlock HFDF
 * Armament:
 * 1 x Remote Controlled MSI DS25 Stabilized Naval Gun with 25mm M242 Bushmaster cannon
 * 2 x .50 calibre machine guns
 * Small arms
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Kaman SH-2G Seasprite, 4 x NHIndustries NH90
 * Boats Carried: 2 x Medium Landing Craft, 2 x 7.4 meter RHIB, 2 x Special Forces RHIB

Unit Run

 * HMNZS Canterbury (L421)
 * HMNZS Southland (L422)