LCM2000-class landing craft
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The LCM2000 was a class of Landing Craft Mechanised built for the Australian Army by Australian Defence Industries. The LCMs were ordered in 2001 and the first craft was originally scheduled to enter
An Australian Army LCM-8 being positioned on the bow of a Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious. The LCM2000-class craft were intended to also be carried on the bows of these ships.
The Kanimbla class was a class of amphibious transport ships operated by the Royal Australian Navy. Two ships were purchased by Australia in 1994 and modified. Problems during the handover process and
LCM2000-class landing craft
…and the first craft was originally scheduled to enter service with the Army in 2003. They were intended to operate from the Royal Australian Navy's Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious. The Army accepted all six LCM2000s in 2005. It was found that they were too large to be safely carried on the bow of the Kanimbla class ships. The…
HMAS Kanimbla entering Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2010
USS Fairfax County stbd bow view
HMAS Manoora 2006