+ The HMAS Canberra was damaged during a 'shakedown cruise'
+ Electrical systems melted down and the hull was damaged in the May trials
+ The problems resulted from user error on the part of the civilian crew

By KATE LYONS
PUBLISHED: 00:52 GMT, 5 June 2014 | UPDATED: 17:29 GMT, 5 June 2014

A civilian crew damaged a $1.5 billion 27,000 tonne warship to be known as HMAS Canberra, when they took it out on a test cruise between Sydney and Melbourne, it has been reported.

The hull of the Landing Helicopter Dock was damaged and its electrical systems melted down during the ship’s first 'shakedown cruise', which tests a ship’s performance before it enters service.

The crew from Teekay Shipping Corporation who crewed the vessel encountered two problems, both of which were the result of user error, reported The Daily Telegraph.

A source said the first issue occurred when the electric powered pods at the stern of the ship were operated independently in low-speed mode when the ship was travelling at high speed, when they should have been operated in tandem, which caused serious vibrations across the ship.

A source told The Daily Telegraph: 'It was like the shaking floor in an amusement park house of fun.

'Once the pods were back in the correct mode the vibration ceased.'

The vibration caused paint to be stripped form the ship’s hull, though damage was minimal.

The HMAS Canberra also reportedly suffered an electrical power failure when the crew forgot to disconnect the emergency power, resulting in the circuit breakers melting.

The error resulted in the vessel losing steerage and forced the crew to drop anchor for four hours.

The source told The Daily Telegraph that 'There were no major design errors during the trials and both issues were operator errors.'

A spokesperson for Teekay Shipping Australia, who supplied the crew for the sea trial denied the claims that any problems occurred during the sea trial due to user error.

'[C]laims that the hull of the HMAS Canberra was damaged and that an electrical system melted down are fallacious,' he said.

'The claim that Teekay seastaff were negligent resulting in damage to the vessel is completely false.'

The Canberra is the first of two Landing Helicopter Docks being built for the Australian navy.

Other problems detected during the shakedown cruise were corrosion in propeller nuts and a small krack in the hull of the ship, caused by the long barge journey made by the ship from Spain, where it was built.

The next round of sea trials for the ship will be in July and she is due to be handed to the navy later this year.

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