Lime Bay 2010
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Largs Bay | L3006 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 28.1.2002 | 18.7.2003 | 28.11.2006 | stricken 3.2011, to Australia (Choules) | |
| Lyme Bay | L3007 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 22.11.2002 | 3.9.2005 | 26.11.2007 | in service (2019) | |
| Mounts Bay | L3008 | 303 | BAE, Govan | 25.8.2002 | 9.4.2004 | 15.9.2006 | in service (2019) |
| Cardigan Bay | L3009 | 324 | BAE, Govan | 13.10.2003 | 8.4.2005 | 18.12.2006 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
10000 |
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Displacement full, t |
16160 |
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Length, m |
168.0 pp 176.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
26.4 |
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Draught, m |
5.80 max |
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No of shafts |
2 azipods |
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Machinery |
2 Wärtsilä-Vasa 12V26 diesel-generators + 2 Wärtsilä-Vasa 8L26 diesel-generators, 2 ABB electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
9000 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(15) |
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Armament |
helicopter deck |
| Military load | 1 LCU Mk 10 or 2 LCVP Mk 5, 24 TEU containers or 36 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks, 200t cargo, 356troops |
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Electronic equipment |
2x navigation radars |
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Complement |
67 |
Project history: Officially styled ALSL (alternative landing ship logistic) until 2002, when they were retyped "landing platform dock (auxiliary)". The design is based on that of Royal Schelde's Rotterdam-class LPD. Two new "landing ships logistic" (i.e., LST) were to be procured as a result of the 1998 Defence White Paper decisions to replace Sir Geraint and Sir Percivale, but the program was expanded to four ships in 2000, for a planned total cost of £300 million. All are operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Portions of the hull structure were subcontracted to a Dutch yard.
Have 1,200 lane-meters of vehicle accommodation internally and on the flight deck, and are able to transport 200t of combat cargo such as fuel, ammunition and stores. Two Mexiflote-powered pontoons are stowable on the hull sides. A large helicopter/vehicle/container deck is fitted but no helicopter hangar; have one large or two small helicopter landing spots, capable of landing Chinook helicopter or V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, there is 18t elevator. The ships are not capable of beaching. A stern docking well (31x9m) can hold one LCU Mk 10, though no landing craft are carried in davits. Employ azimuthal propellers and have no rudders. Two 30t vehicle and cargo-handling cranes are fitted amidships. Each ship can be armed with 2 Phalanx CIWS, 2 30mm DS-30B guns and 2 decoy RLs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Cardigan Bay 2007
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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