RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |   |
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| Namesake: | Geraint |
| Ordered: | April 1964 |
| Builder: | Alex. Stephen |
| Laid down: | June 1965 |
| Launched: | 26 January 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 12 July 1967 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 May 2003 |
| Fate: | Sold commercially and renamed Sir G in July 2005. Scrapped in India in December 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Round Table class LSL |
| Displacement: | 3,270 tons standard 5,674 tons fully loaded |
| Length: | 412 feet (126 m) |
| Beam: | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Draught: | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Mirrlees National ALSSDM10 diesels. Power: 9,400 bhp (7010 kW) |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Range: | 9,200 miles at 15 knots |
| Capacity: | 2,404 tons |
| Complement: | 68 crew, up to 340 passengers |
| Armament: | Two 40 mm Bofors AA guns. |
| Aircraft carried: | Up to 20 Wessex helicopters (1973) |
RFA Sir Geraint (L3027) was a landing ship logistic of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Sir Geraint was listed for disposal in May 2003 and was reported broken up in India in December 2005.
[edit] References
- Raymond Blackman, Ships of the Royal Navy (Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1973)
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