FORAN has been the CAD/CAM used by Navantia for the structural design of the ALHD for the Australian Navy, “Canberra”.
The vessel, the first of the two contracted by Navantia for this country, has been transferred to Australia after a two-month navigation in the heavy sea lift ship Blue Marlin. The construction of the vessel began in the Navantia shipyard in Ferrol-Fene in 2008 and the ship was launched in 2011, it’s almost a sister ship of the “Juan Carlos I” built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy.
The 3D model of the structure of the ship, the production drawings as well as all naval architecture calculations have been carried-out using the FORAN System, developed by SENER. From the initial design to the final production drawing, FORAN gives advanced capabilities, ensures the data integrity and has all the design disciplines integrated in a single environment. Navantia uses FORAN for the design and production of surface vessels and submarines since many decades.
With a LOA of 230.8 m, a breadth moulded of 32 m, a depth to flight deck of 27.50 m and a draft of 7.18 m, the vessel has a displacement of 27,831 t with a speed of more than 20 knots. The accommodation capacity is around 1,400 persons while the crew is 243 persons and the autonomy is 6,000 miles.
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Sener, November 29, 2012; Image: Dockwise