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Revision as of 16:00, 5 June 2011

History
Army Commissioned Ship Ensign Royal Fleet Auxiliary ensign.United Kingdom
NamesakeGeraint
OrderedApril 1964
BuilderAlex. Stephen
Laid downJune 1965
Launched26 January 1967
Commissioned12 July 1967
Decommissioned1 May 2003
FateSold commercially and renamed Sir G in July 2005. Scrapped in India in December 2005
General characteristics
Class and typeRound Table class LSL
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
3,270 tons standard
5,674 tons fully loaded
Length412 feet (126 m)
Beam60 feet (18 m)
Draught13 feet (4.0 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 Mirrlees National ALSSDM10 diesels.
Power: 9,400 bhp (7,010 kW)
Speed17 knots
Range9,200 miles at 15 knots
Capacity2,404 tons
Complement68 crew, up to 340 passengers
ArmamentTwo 40 mm Bofors AA guns.
Aircraft carriedUp to 20 Wessex helicopters (1973)

RFA Sir Geraint (L3027) was a landing ship logistic of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

She served in the Falklands War as part of the taskforce sent to recover the islands.

Sir Geraint was listed for disposal in May 2003 and was reported broken up in India in December 2005.

References

  • Raymond Blackman, Ships of the Royal Navy (Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1973)