Английская Википедия:HMAS Betano
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMAS Betano (L 133) was a Шаблон:Sclass heavy landing craft operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Design and construction
Шаблон:Main The eight-vessel Balikpapan class was ordered as a locally manufactured replacement for the Australian Army's LSM-1-class landing ship medium and ALC 50 landing craft.[1] They are Шаблон:Convert long, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.[2] The landing craft have a standard displacement of 316 tons, with a full load displacement of 503 tons.[2] They are propelled by two G.M. Detroit 6-71 diesel motors, providing 675 brake horsepower to the two propeller shafts, allowing the vessels to reach Шаблон:Convert.[2] The standard ship's company is 13-strong.[2] The Balikpapans are equipped with a Decca RM 916 navigational radar, and fitted with two Шаблон:Convert machine guns for self-defence.[2]
The LCHs have a maximum payload of 180 tons; equivalent to 3 Leopard 1 tanks, 13 M113 armoured personnel carriers, 23 quarter-tonne trucks, or four LARC-V amphibious cargo vehicles.[2][3] As a troop transport, a Balikpapan-class vessel can transport up to 400 soldiers between a larger amphibious ship and the shore, or embark 60 soldiers[4] in six-berth caravans for longer voyages.[3] The vessel's payload affects the range: at 175 tons of cargo, each vessel has a range of Шаблон:Convert, which increases to Шаблон:Convert with a 150-ton payload, and Шаблон:Convert when unladen.[2] The flat, box-like keel causes the ships to roll considerably in other-than-calm conditions, limiting their ability to make long voyages.[3]
Betano was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 3 October 1972, launched on 12 December 1972, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 February 1974.[5]
Operational history
In April 1974, Betano, Buna, and Brunei transited to Lord Howe Island as a demonstration of the Balikpanan class' oceangoing capabilities.[6]
Following the destruction of Darwin by Cyclone Tracy during the night of 24–25 December 1974, Betano was deployed as part of the relief effort; Operation Navy Help Darwin.[7] Betano sailed from Brisbane on 26 December.[7]
From 1985 to 1988, Betano and Brunei were assigned to the Australian Hydrographic Officer and operated as survey ships in the waters of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.[6]
The ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 19 January to 19 February 2000.[8] Her service earned her the battle honour "East Timor 2000".[9][10]
Decommissioning and fate
Betano was decommissioned at Darwin on 12 December 2012.[11][12] The Philippine Navy has shown interest in acquiring the ship after the Australian government donated two sister ships, Шаблон:HMAS and Шаблон:HMAS in 2015.[13][14] It was later confirmed that the Philippine Navy will acquire three more LCHs from Australia, including ex-HMAS Betano, at a token price.[15]
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- ↑ Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, pp. 79, 125
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 Wertheim (ed.), The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 26
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946, p. 79
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Swinden, Heavy Lifting for Four Decades, p. 20
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Swinden, Heavy Lifting for Four Decades, p. 22
- ↑ Stevens, Strength Through Diversity, p. 15
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