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The Bay class are a class of landing ship dock operated by the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Together with the Albion class they provide the Royal Navy with a significantly enhanced amphibious capability. Image File history File linksMetadata Cardigan_Bay_L3009. ...
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A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. ...
The United States Navy Dock Landing Ship (Navy hull classification LSD) was designed to support amphibious operations. ...
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. ...
HMS Bulwark (foreground) and HMS Albion (background) The Albion class landing platform dock ships are the newest amphibious assault vessels in the Royal Navy fleet. ...
The twin spot flight deck is capable of operating heavy helicopters including the Chinook. The military lift includes the capacity to load and transport up to 32 Challenger 2 tanks. They were at first classified as Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL). However, they have been reclassified as Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)), as they developed into a form very much more like an LSD than an LSL, with the superstructure forward and a large flight deck aft. In place of the beaching capability of the 'Sir' class, these ships will have a docking well in the stern capable of accommodating an LCU Mk 10. They will have capacity for an Embarked Military Force of 356, with an overload of 500, and are based on the Royal Schelde 'Enforcer' design, similar to Dutch and Spanish LPDs. Mounts Bay has demonstrated its excellent amphibious capabilities in recent trials. Mounts Bay was involved in the Vela Deployment.This was the first time a Bay Class vessel has been involved in the operations of a Royal Navy Amphibious Task Group. All four ships of the class will be fully operational by the end of 2007. In November,2006,the First Sea Lord,Admiral Sir Jonathan Band said,These ships represent a major uplift in the Royal Navy,s war fighting capability. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. ...
The British FV4034 Challenger 2 is the main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. ...
In military terminology, the Embarked Military Force is the total force that is carried by an amphibious assault ship, including troops, vehicles and various other equipment. ...
Ships
"Largs and Lyme", as shipyard staff call them, were built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne, whilst Mounts Bay and Cardigan Bay were being built by BAE Systems Naval Ships at Govan on the Clyde. On July 13, 2006 it was announced that, due to delays and cost over-runs, fitting out of Lyme Bay would be transferred to BAE Systems Naval Ships at Scotstoun [1]. Lyme Bay arrived on the Clyde on July 22, 2006[2] RFA Largs Bay (L3006) is a amphibious assault vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ...
RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) is a amphibious assault vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ...
RFA Mounts Bay (L3008) is a amphibious assault vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ...
RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009) is a amphibious assault vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ...
Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is one of the best known shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. ...
The River Tyne can refer to two rivers in the United Kingdom: River Tyne, England River Tyne, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Launch of HMS Daring from BAEs Scotstoun Shipyard. ...
Govan is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...
July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Launch of Type 45 destroyer from the former YSL (now BAE) Scotstoun yard Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) was a major shipyard, now part of BAE Systems Naval Ships which also includes the nearby Govan shipyard. ...
Scotstoun is a district of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre. ...
July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Specifications - Displacement: 16,190 tonnes deep displacement.
- Dimensions: 176.6 m length overall; 26.4 m beam; 5.1 m design draft.
- Speed: 18 knots
- Range: 8000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15 knots.
- Engines: Diesel-Electric propulsion systems with 2 azimuthing thrusters and bow thruster. 4 main diesel generating sets - 2 x Wärtsilä 8L26 engines (2,240 kW each), 2 x Wärtsilä 12V26 engines (3,360 kW each). 1 auxiliary Wärtsilä standby diesel generating set. Dynamic positioning system.
- Armament: None, but fitted to receive military weapons and self defence systems, including Phalanx CIWS.
- Complement: 59 crew
- Load: 356 troops; 1200 Linear metres of vehicles (e.g. 32 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks); 12 × 40 TEU or 24 × 24 TEU containers, 2 Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) Mk.5 and 1 Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk 10; two Mexeflote powered rafts.
- Aircraft: Twin spot flight deck with limited facilities to transport and operate Merlin, Chinook and V-22 Osprey. Initially,Mounts Bay and Largs Bay will use a one spot flight deck,this enables them to carry two Chinook helicopters as deck cargo whilst operating a third from the flight deck.
Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of power plants (mainly diesel-powered) for use in electricity generation and ship power, and associated services. ...
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Block 0 CIWS The Phalanx CIWS (Close-in weapon system, pronounced see-whizz) is an anti-missile system that was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division. ...
The British FV4034 Challenger 2 is the main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. ...
Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ...
The Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins of Louisiana, based on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. ...
Landing Craft Utility (LCU) are used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. ...
The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ...
Chinook has several meanings: The Chinookan nation of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, which inhabited the lower Columbia River valley in what is now Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. ...
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multi-mission military aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. ...
References - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/5175754.stm BBC News - Yard blow as ship work switched
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5205152.stm BBC News - Unfinished ship arrives on Clyde
See also
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. ...
Active Sir class RFA Sir Bedivere RFA Sir Tristram RFA Sir Galahad (II) Under Construction Bay class RFA Largs Bay RFA Lyme Bay RFA Mounts Bay RFA Cardigan Bay Decommissioned Sir class RFA Sir Lancelot RFA Sir Galahad (I) RFA Sir Geraint RFA Sir Percivale Chartered LSL RFA Sir Caradoc...
At the beginning of the 1990s, the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War - with its three ASW aircraft carriers and a force of small frigates and destroyers, its purpose was to search for and destroy Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic. ...
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