Round Table-class landing ship logistics
RFA Sir Bedivere
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Class overview | |
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Name | Round Table-class landing ship logistics |
Builders |
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Operators | |
Preceded by | Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank |
Succeeded by | landing ship |
Built |
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In commission | 1964-present |
Completed | 7 |
Active | 1 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Landing ship logistics |
Displacement |
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Length | 413 ft (126 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, 9,400 bhp (7,010 kW), 2 shafts |
Speed | 17.25 knots (31.95 km/h; 19.85 mph) |
Capacity |
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Troops | 402 |
Complement | 65 |
Armament | 2 × 20 mm guns |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck aft |
The Round Table class, also known as the Sir Lancelot class, was a British ship class designed for amphibious warfare missions in support of the main amphibious warfare ships. They were designated landing ship logistics (LSL).
All ships were named after Knights of the Round Table.[2]
Class history
In December 1961, the
The ships had both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them
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] One vessel, Sir Galahad, was lost during the Falklands War, while another, Sir Tristram, was badly damaged. The former was replaced by a new, 8,861 GT vessel of the same name, while the latter was rebuilt and returned to service. All of the vessels in this class were replaced by the Bay class,[6][7] with Sir Bedivere the last to leave service in 2008.
HMAS Tobruk, formerly operated by the Royal Australian Navy, was based on the Round Table design.[8]
Ships
Name | Pennant Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Original Design | ||||||
Sir Bedivere | L3004 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn
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28 October 1965 | 20 July 1966 | 18 May 1967 | Sold to Brazilian Navy as Almirante Saboia, 2008 |
Sir Galahad (I) | L3005 | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan | 22 February 1965 | 19 April 1966 | 17 December 1966 | Sunk following air attack, 21 June 1982 |
Sir Geraint | L3027 | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan | 21 February 1965 | 26 January 1967 | 12 July 1967 | Broken up at Gadani, 2005 |
Sir Lancelot | L3029 | Fairfields, Govan | March 1962 | 25 June 1963 | 16 January 1964 | Sold into mercantile service, 1989 and broken up 2008 |
Sir Percivale | L3036 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 27 July 1966 | 4 October 1967 | 23 March 1968 | Broken up at Liverpool, 2010 |
Sir Tristram | L3505 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn
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14 March 1966 | 12 December 1966 | 14 September 1967 | Moored at Portland as static training ship |
Modified Design | ||||||
Tobruk | L 50 | Carrington Slipways, Tomago | 7 February 1978 | 1 March 1980 | 23 April 1981 | Sunk as artificial reef, June 2018 |
Sir Galahad (II) | L3005 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 12 May 1985 | 13 December 1986 | 25 November 1987 | Sold to Brazilian Navy as Garcia D'Avila, 2007. Retired in 2019. |
References
- ^ "Round Table-class Landing Ship Logistic". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ a b "RFA Sir Lancelot". RFA Historical Society. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b White, Christopher J; Robinson, Peter (2012). "RFA Sir Lancelot". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "The LSL Class". merchantnavyofficers.com. 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "British India SN Fleet list – Managed vessels". biship.com. 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- OCLC 225431774.
- ^ "Bay Class LSD(A) Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL)". naval-technology.com. 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- OCLC 50418095.
External links
- "Sir Lancelot Class". battleships-cruisers.co.uk.