HMAS Adelaide (L01) [SEP] vessel class
HMAS Adelaide (L01)
HMAS "Adelaide" (L01) is the second of two "Canberra"-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Construction of the ship started at Navantia's Spanish shipyard with steel-cutting in February 2010. The ship was laid down in February 2011, and launched on 4 July 2012. Delivery to Australia for fitting out at BAE Systems Australia's facilities in Victoria was scheduled for 2013, but did not occur until early 2014. Despite construction delays
HMAS Canberra (L02) commissioned into the Australian Navy. First Australian helicopter carrier.
2015
- 25 March – JS Izumo commissioned into the Japanese Navy as third serving helicopter carrier
- 31 March – decommissioned.
- 4 December – HMAS Adelaide (L01) commissioned into the Australian Navy. Second Australian helicopter carrier.
2016
- 2 June – ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser commissioned into the Egyptian Navy. First aircraft carrier operated by an African country.
- 16 September – ENS Anwar El Sadat commissioned into