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A U.S. Navy SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to lift off from the flight deck of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. A helicopter deck (or helo deck) is a helicopter pad on the deck of a ship, usually located on the stern and always clear of obstacles that would prove hazardous to a helicopter landing.
The ships have a helicopter deck fitted with a "bear trap" system allowing the launch and recovery of helicopters in up to sea state 6. The Halifax class also carries a close-in anti-submarine weapon in the form of the Mark 46 torpedo , launched from twin Mark 32 Mod 9 torpedo tubes in launcher compartments either side of the forward end of the ...
HMS Argus showing the full-length flight deck from bow to stern ROKS Dokdo's full length flight deck The first aircraft carrier that began to show the configuration of the modern vessel was the converted liner HMS Argus, which had a large flat wooden deck added over the entire length of the hull, giving a combined landing and take-off deck unobstructed by superstructure turbulence.
The Mistral class is a class of five landing helicopter docks built by France. Also known as helicopter carriers, and referred to as "projection and command ships" (French: bâtiments de projection et de commandement or BPC) and "porte-hélicoptères amphibie" (PHA) since 2019, a Mistral-class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing craft, up to ...
The stern helicopter deck has two landing spots, each supporting a Harbin Z-8 (SA 321 Super Frelon variant) transport helicopter. The twin-door cantilever hangar can house up to four Z-8 helicopters. The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft, [1] which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed. The ...
Hangar for 6 x AgustaWestland Lynx or 3 x NH90 NFH or H215M Cougar helicopter and stern helicopter flight deck HNLMS Rotterdam ( Dutch : Zr.Ms. Rotterdam ) is the lead ship in the Rotterdam -class landing platform dock [ citation needed ] of the Royal Netherlands Navy . [ 3 ]
The Australian Landing Ship Heavy HMAS Tobruk is a modified derivative of the Round Table class design. The ships were operated and managed by the British India Steam Navigation Company for the Royal Army Service Corps until January 1970, then were transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary . [ 5 ]
The Rotterdam class spawned from the joint Enforcer design with the Dutch lead ship being authorised on 29 July 1994. The LPDs were designed to transport a battalion of marines, disembark them offshore, and provide general logistic support. The ships are equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large ...