Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Sir Caradoc (ex-Grey Master) | L3522 | 11.8.1972 | 1.1973 // 26.3.1983 | returned 1987 |
Displacement standard, t |
1899brt |
Displacement full, t |
5980 |
Length, m |
114.3 pp 124.2 oa |
Breadth, m |
16.0 |
Draught, m |
4.85 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 Bergens-Normo LSM-9 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
5040 |
Max speed, kts |
17.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 500 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
10600(16) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7 |
Military load |
vehicles, troops |
Electronic equipment |
2x radars |
Complement |
57 |
Project history: Roll-on/roll-off ship chartered from Norwegian owner early in 1983 as temporary replacements for LSLs damaged in the Falklands. Bow and stern ramps.
Modernizations: 1984: - 2 x 1 - 20/70
Naval service: No significant events.
Sir Caradoc 1983
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