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Albion-class landing platform dock

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of 14,000 tonnes (14,000 long tons; 15,000 short tons), 19,560 tonnes (19,250 long tons; 21,560 short tons) at full load and 21,000 tonnes (21,000 long tons; 23,000 short tons) when the dock is flooded. The ships have a crew of 325 and can accommodate up to 405 troops, including their vehicles and
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The ships' roles are "to act as the afloat command platform for the Royal Navy's Amphibious Task Force and Landing Force Commanders when embarked" and "to embark, transport, deploy and recover troops with their equipment and vehicles which form part of an amphibious assault force". They are larger
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s first missions was Operation Highbrow in the Mediterranean in July 2006. Docking in Beirut, the ship evacuated around 1,300 United Kingdom nationals. In May 2010, she entered dry-dock at HMNB Devonport for a £30 million refit. In October 2011,
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combat supplies, in overload conditions. The GE Electric Propulsion System is powered by two Wärtsilä Vasa 16V 32E diesel generators generating at 6.6kV which drive two electric motors, two shafts, and a
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had recently finished a major refit. Running costs while in extended readiness are estimated to be £300,000 per annum to keep the vessel available for reactivation at short notice. HMS
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for assisting with landing craft recovery, as well as two tractors: one that can lay a track-way across a landing beach, and the second fitted with an excavating bucket and forks.
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Radar Type 996 E/F band radar was fitted. From 2013 on, RT996 will be gradually replaced by the BAE Systems Maritime Services Artisan 3D E/F-band (designated RT997).
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as well as providing all the services power on the vessel. The first diesel electric propulsion system to be used in a Royal Navy surface ship was in the 1960s built
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was put into extended readiness. In 2014 Albion entered a regeneration refit and rejoined the active fleet in 2016. The running costs of one of the
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class of ships. The diesel electric system can propel the ships to a maximum speed of 18 knots and have a range of 8,000 miles (13,000 km).
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in 2004. Each of the ships has a crew of 325 and can accommodate up to 405 troops. Thirty-one large trucks and thirty-six smaller vehicles and
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In 2024, it was reported that, due to manning problems in the Royal Navy and despite the pending completion of a major refit of HMS
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class, and formed part of a modernization programme of the British amphibious fleet, which included the helicopter carrier
540:-class vessels at high readiness ranged from £17.7 million to £38.6 million per annum from 2007 to 2011. As of late 2018 1248: 984: 596: 348: 1719: 1322: 1096: 1611: 893:, the second in the class, was launched at Barrow-in-Furness in November 2001, and was commissioned in December 2004. 698: 445: 604: 857: 160: 1786: 717: 571:-class LPDs have a length of 176 metres (577 ft), a breadth of 28.9 metres (94 ft 10 in), and a 498: 421:
can be carried inside the vehicle deck. To disembark troops and vehicles, the vessels are equipped with eight
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would be the first of the two vessels to be placed at extended readiness, for a cost of £2.5 million, as
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located on the forward superstructure. Defensive countermeasures include the Outfit DLJ decoys, eight
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Type 1007/8 I-band radars, for navigation and aircraft control. For air and surface search, a
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was commissioned in June 2003 and became fully operational in April 2004. Her home port is
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Extended readiness/refit HMNB Devonport; available for reactivation if required.
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was launched at Barrow-in-Furness on 9 March 2001. After completing sea trials,
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will have her Goalkeeper mounts removed upon her entry into Extended Readiness.
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GE power conversion full electric propulsion system, 2 × motors and drives
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size, which are then launched by flooding of the dock area. Four smaller
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by 2015. There is also an ADAWS 2000 combat data system and a UAT/1-4
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The aft flight deck has two landing spots for aircraft the size of a
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As these ships were built in the 1960s, on 18 July 1996 the British
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mounts as part of her refit prior to returning to active service;
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that can carry thirty-five men or two light trucks are carried on
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was the first Royal Navy ship so fitted; RT997 will be fitted to
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had her Goalkeeper mounts removed and replaced by a pair of 20mm
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Type of amphibious warfare ship in service with the Royal Navy
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radar reflection / infra-red emitting decoy launchers and a
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awarded a £450 million contract for their replacements to
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of 7.1 metres (23 ft 4 in). They have a normal
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Two landing spots for helicopters up-to the size of a
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19,560 t (19,250 long tons; 21,560 short tons)
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Index

Albion class landing platform dock

BAE Systems Marine
Royal Navy
Fearless class
Multi Role Support Ship
£
Landing platform dock
Wärtsilä
Bow thruster
Royal Marines
Type 997
Phalanx CIWS
General purpose machine guns
Chinook
amphibious warfare ship
Royal Navy
class
HMS Albion
HMS Bulwark
Fearless class
BAE Systems Marine
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
main battle tanks
landing craft
Fearless-class landing platform docks
Falklands War
landing operations at San Carlos
HMS Fearless

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