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New Australian warship has 14,000 defects
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AUSTRALIA'S newest and largest warship is riddled with more than 14,000 minor defects forcing a seven-month delay in its completion, local media reported on Tuesday.
Problems with the 1.5 billion AU dollars (US$1.4 billion) amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra are blamed on low productivity, poor skills and a shortage of trained supervisors, the Defense Department said.
The Australian newspaper reported that more than 14,000 so- called "defects" were discovered about two years ago and are mostly minor. The most serious problems, including electrical failures, leaking seals, unaligned pods and corrosion in propellers, are believed to have been already fixed.
The HMAS Canberra is a 230-meter long Landing Helicopter Dock which weighs 27,000 tones and is the Royal Australian Navy's largest ever warship. It has the capacity to carry more than 1000 troops and was due for completion in February.
"NUSHIP Canberra will be delivered to Defense later than originally contracted," a defense spokesman said.
The defense department said local naval shipbuilding limitations were responsible for the construction delay.
"Electrical and systems work planned for and conducted in Australia have been the main cause for the delay," a defense spokesman said.
"The reasons for the low productivity are extensive and include Australian industry capacity and skill, low levels and numbers of supervisors with maritime industry skills, Williamstown shipyard capacity and capability, and changes in ownership of the Williamstown shipyard."
Problems with the ship follow delays in the 8 billion AU dollars Air Warfare Destroyer program, and indecision about the country's largest defense project, the 36 billion AU dollars construction of up to 12 submarines.
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