Australia’s Two Largest Warships Found to Have Propulsion Defects: Senate Estimates
Chief of the Defence Force Mark Hammond said HMAS Adelaide was currently being repaired, and HMAS Canberra’s defect would be fixed once that work was finished.
Australia’s two largest warships, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra, have been found to have defects in their propulsion systems. Chief of the Defence Force Admiral Mark Hammond informed a Senate committee of the issue. HMAS Adelaide is currently undergoing repairs, with HMAS Canberra to be fixed subsequently.
- Both of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest warships have propulsion system faults.
- The defects were found in HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra, the navy’s two landing helicopter docks.
- HMAS Adelaide is currently undergoing repairs.
- HMAS Canberra will be repaired after HMAS Adelaide’s repairs are completed.
- The announcement was made by Chief of the Defence Force Admiral Mark Hammond during a Senate estimates hearing.
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