I was recently invited to hitch a ride from Townsville to Sydney on HMAS Canberra, flagship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), one of two Spanish-hulled Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) multi-role ...

Previously I wrote on HMAS Canberra's progress towards full capability. This piece is a more personal reflection on life aboard the RAN's flagship.

ON the bridge wing of the navy's newest and biggest ever warship, HMAS Canberra, the vast scale of the amphibious assault ship is dramatic and stark.

HMAS Canberra has returned to Australia following its successful maiden deployment to Fiji in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston.

HMAS Canberra will proceed to sea in the coming weeks for a period of training and assessment for the crew. Canberra is first of two LHDs to be introduced into the Navy.

HMAS Canberra is the navy’s newest and largest warship. At 230m long and weighing 27,500 tonnes, Canberra was the first of two amphibious assault ships to be built for the navy.

The largest ship ever built for the Australian Navy is welcomed into the fleet, with the HMAS Canberra formally commissioned for service in Sydney.

In the Tasman Sea two submarines are stalking a fleet of warships, as part of a two-week-long war game and it's debateable who's winning.

HMAS Canberra was commissioned in November 2014, while HMAS Adelaide entered service in December 2015. Each Canberra -class LHD has a crew of 357.