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US Navy - Littoral Combat Ship LCS 30 - USS Canberra |
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class: Littoral Combat Ship - LCS; Independence
class Builder: Austal-USA, Mobile, Alabama, USA STATUS: Awarded: October 6, 2017 Laid down: March 10, 2020 Launched: March 30, 2021 Commissioned: July 22, 2023 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, California Namesake: HMAS Canberra (D 33) and the City of Canberra Ships Motto: CAN DO! Technical Data: see: INFO > Independence class Littoral Combat Ship - LCS |
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 moored at Naval Base San Diego, California - December 2023  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - August 29, 2023  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - August 29, 2023  commissioning ceremony - Sydney, Australia - July 23, 2022  prepared for commissioning - Sydney, Australia - July 20, 2023  arriving in Sydney, Australia - July 18, 2023  arriving in Sydney, Australia - July 18, 2023  arriving in Sydney, Australia - July 18, 2023  stopover at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 2023  stopover at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 2023  departing San Diego, California for her journey to Australia - June 13, 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  Pacific Ocean - June 2023  moored at Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2023  moored at Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2023  Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS - Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2023  Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS - Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2023  arriving at her new homeport - Naval Base San Diego, California - June 2022  arriving at her new homeport - Naval Base San Diego, California - June 2022  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021  acceptance trials - November 2021 |
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USS Canberra (LCS 30): The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) December 21, 2021 at Austal USA in Mobile. Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Base San Diego, June 22, 2022, after completing the ship’s maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile, Alabama. USS Canberra (LCS 30) commissioned at the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2023. During the ceremony, leaders and distinguished guests from the U.S. and Australia wished the crew of Canberra fair winds and following seas as they brought the ship to life and began its commissioned service. Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, delivered the commissioning ceremony's principal address. The ceremony also featured remarks from His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, AC, DSC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honorable Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Australia, the Honourable Richard Marles, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Adm. Michael Gilday, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Royal Australian Chief of Navy, and Mr. Larry Ryder, Vice President of Business Development and Government Affairs, Austal USA. |
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HMAS Canberra (I 33/D 33) ... named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County-class cruisers. Constructed in Scotland during the mid-1920s, the ship was commissioned in 1928, and spent the first part of her career primarily operating in Australian waters, with some deployments to the China Station. At the start of World War II, Canberra was initially used for patrols and convoy escort around Australia. In July 1940, she was reassigned as a convoy escort between Western Australia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. During this deployment, which ended in mid-1941, Canberra was involved in the hunt for several German auxiliary cruisers. The cruiser resumed operations in Australian waters, but when Japan entered the war, she was quickly reassigned to convoy duties around New Guinea, interspersed with operations in Malaysian and Javanese waters. Canberra later joined Task Force 44, and was involved in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Tulagi landings. On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly damaged. Unable to propel herself, the cruiser was evacuated and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers. The United States Navy Baltimore-class cruiser USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian ship. - - - - - Canberra ... is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. Unusual among Australian cities, it is an entirely planned city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2019, Canberra's estimated population was 426,704. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would be built in New South Wales, so long as it was at least 100 miles (160 km) from Sydney. The capital city was founded and formally named as Canberra in 1913. A blueprint by American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin was selected after an international design contest, and construction commenced in 1913. The Griffins' plan featured geometric motifs and was centred on axes aligned with significant topographical landmarks such as Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, Capital Hill and City Hill. Canberra's mountainous location makes it the only mainland Australian city where snow-capped mountains can be seen in winter; although snow in the city itself is rare. As the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra is home to many important institutions of the federal government, national monuments and museums. This includes Parliament House, Government House, the High Court and the headquarters of numerous government agencies. It is the location of many social and cultural institutions of national significance such as the Australian War Memorial, the Australian National University, the Royal Australian Mint, the Australian Institute of Sport, the National Gallery, the National Museum and the National Library. The city is home to many important institutions of the Australian Defence Force including the Royal Military College Duntroon and the Australian Defence Force Academy. It hosts all foreign embassies in Australia as well as regional headquarters of many international organisations, not-for-profit groups, lobbying groups and professional associations. source: wikipedia |
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