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| Launched: | 20 July 1966 |
| Commissioned: | 18 May 1967 |
| Fate: | In service, scheduled for decommissioning in 2011 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6700 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 137 metres |
| Beam: | 20 metres |
| Draught: | 3.98 metres |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 49 |
| Propulsion: | Two Mirrless Blackstone diesels powering two shafts |
| Range: | 9,200 miles at 15 knots |
| Armament: | four 20mm Oerlikon guns
four 7.62mm machine guns |
| Aviation: | helicopters on aft platform, no hanger |
RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004) is a Landing Ship Logistic of the Round Table class. The ship was originally built for army service, and was taken over by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Royal Navy in 1970. It was commissioned in 1967 and has seen extensive service in many of Britain's naval operations since. It is homeported at Marchwood, which is the UK's major purely military port.
Sir Bedivere first saw combat in the Falklands War of 1982, when along with all the Royal Navy's other amphibious shipping, it was sent to recapture the Falkland Islands from an Argentine occupation force. At the start of the war, the ship was Vancouver, Canada, but started back to Marchwood immediately. After loading at Marchwood, it left for Ascension Island straight away. The ship suffered slight damage on 24 May whilst lying in San Carlos Water , when an Argentine Skyhawk dropped a bomb that glanced off the ship.
The ship deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1991 in support of Operation Granby. It had a considerably more quiet war than during the Falklands War, as this time the might of the United States NavyThe United States Navy USN is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready re and United States Air ForceThe United States Air Force USAF is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. The mission of the USAF is "to defend the United States through the control and exploitation of air and space. Organization There are three components of the USAF: prevented any serious attacks on the warships in the Persian Gulf.
In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, the ship was modernised in a SLEP program to give it 15 more years of service life. The ship was lengthened by 12 metres, had its superstructure altered to a more modern design, the engines were replaced, and the ship's bow thrusters were changed for more powerful models.
After returning to service in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, the ship was sent to Sierra LeoneThe Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The country is bordered by Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Republic of Sierra Leone ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Unity Freedom Just in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri when the UK intervened there. Its most recent deployment was in support of Operation Telic in 2003, where the ship operated as the command vessel for the British and American mine countermeasures ships. Sir Bedivere left the UK in September 2002 for the Mediterranean, and operation Argonaut 2002. It was then diverted to the Persian Gulf accompanied by four British minesweepers. After minesweeping operations were complete, the vessel operated as a troop support ship for the Royal Marines. The ship returned to the UK on 29 May 2003, carrying the boats and men of 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines.
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