Ocean 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ocean | L12 | 309 | Kvaerner Govan // VSEL, Barrow-in-Furness | 30.3.1995 | 11.10.1995 | 19.3.1999 | stricken 3.2018, to Brazil (Atlântico) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
18000 |
|
Displacement full, t |
21758 |
|
Length, m |
193.0 pp 203.4 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
32.6 deck 28.5 wl 36.1 extreme |
|
Draught, m |
6.65 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Crossley-Pielstick PC2.6 V400 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
23904 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(15) |
|
Armament |
3 x 2 - 30/75 GCM-B03, 3 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Block 1B Phalanx, 18 aircraft (Sea King, Lynx helicopters or Harrier attackers (for transport)) |
| Military load | 4 LCVP Mk 5, 2 Griffon hovercraft, 40 0.5t trucks, 34 trailers, 6 howitzers, 500 troops |
|
Electronic equipment |
2x type 1007, type 996(2), 3x Mk 90 radars, UAT(4), 2x type 675 ECM suites, 8x DLJ(2) Sea Gnat decoy RL, 2x DLH SIREN offboard jammer lauchers, ADAWS 2000 Mod.1 CCS |
|
Complement |
490 |
Project history:
Originally referred to as the ASS (Aviation Support Ship) and intended to
replace the vertical assault capability lost with the disposal of the carriers
Hermes and Bulwark. Now referred to as an LPH. Formally ordered
1.9.1993. Cost was £150.6 million. The hull was built to merchant vessel
standards by Kvaerner at Govan. Does not have command and control facilities for
a flag or Royal Marine brigade staff. Can not transport heavy armored vehicles
and is handicapped by low speed.
The ship in general resembles an Invincible (and has a
similar underwater hull form), but with a full-length flight deck and no ski
jump. Four LCVP Mk 5 landing craft, each capable of carrying 35 troops and 2
tons of equipment, are carried in side embrasures. Brown Brothers folding-fin
stabilizers are fitted. There is a small stern ramp for light vehicles; 40
half-ton trucks, 34 trailers, and six 105-mm towed guns can be carried. In an
emergency, 303 additional troops can be carried, for a total of 803. There are
17 weapon and ammunition magazines, totaling 180 tons capacity. The main engines
themselves must be stopped and reversed in rotation to provide astern power.
The flight deck has six spots for Sea King-size helicopters
and can also accommodate Chinook helicopters. Later ship received ability to
carry Merlin and Apache helicopters. The principal employment with Sea Harriers
would be as a transport; there are no support facilities for the aircraft. The
hangar can accommodate up to 12 Merlin or 12 Sea King HC.4 and six Lynx or
Apache (since 2008) helicopters and is divided into three sections by fire
curtains. Flight deck freeboard is 15.3 m, and flight deck dimensions are
170x31.7 m. There are two 19t aircraft elevators, and a vehicle ramp reaches the
flight deck on the starboard side aft, connecting it also with 47.5x23.3m
vehicle area. Hangar dimensions are 111.3x21.0x6.2m.
Standard air group consisted of 12 Sea King or Merlin or Chinook medium and 6 Lynx or Apache light helicopters.
Modernizations: 2002: - 3 x 2 - 30/75; + 4 x 2 - 20/85 GAM-B03
2008: - type 1007 radar; + type 1008 radar, type 2170 torpedo decoy
2014: - 4 x 2 - 20/85; type 996(2) radar, ADAWS 2000 Mod.1 CCS; + 4 x 1 - 30/75 DS-30B, type 997 ARTISAN radar, CMS-1 CCS
Naval service: No significant events.
Ocean 2008
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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