Sir Galahad 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sir Galahad | L3005 | 125 | Swan Hunter SB, Wallsend | 12.7.1985 | 13.12.1986 | 7.12.1987 | to Brazil 12.2007 (Garcia d'Àvila) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
7441 |
|
Displacement full, t |
8585 |
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Length, m |
126.0 pp 140.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
19.5 hull 20.0 max |
|
Draught, m |
4.57 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Mirrlees-Blackstone KMR9 Mk 3 Major diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
13310 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1260 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
13000(15) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 3 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B03, 1 helicopter (Sea King) |
|
Military load |
18 tanks, 20 vehicles, 340 troops |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 1006 radar, 4x DLE decoy RL |
|
Complement |
49 |
Project history: Ordered in September 1984 as a replacement for the LSL damaged in 1982 and subsequently sunk as a war grave off Port Stanley. There were many improvements over the original design, including enlarged helicopter deck, better firefighting and steel bridge, as well as greater capacity. One 25t and two 8.6t cranes. There were bow ramp with a visor-type one-piece door and a stern vehicle ramp. Four Mexiflote pontoons can be stowed on the hull sides.
Modernizations: early 1990s: - 2 x 1 - 40/60, 1 x 1 - 20/90, type 1006 radar; + type 1007 radar, type 182 torpedo decoy
2000: - 2 x 1 - 20/90
Naval service: No significant events.
Sir Galahad 2003
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016