L-3027 Sir Geraint

Country:  United Kingdom

Class, [Type]: Sir Bedivere, [LST].

Builder: Alexander Stephen, Glasgow, U.K.

Launch date: 26 January 1967.

Commission date: 12 July 1967.

Decommission date: 01 May 2003.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.270 standard, 5.674 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 125,6 x 18,2 x 4

Main machinery: 2 x Mirrlees 10-ALSSDM diesels ( 9.400 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 17.

Range ( miles ): 8.000 at 15 knots.

Complement: 51 ( 18 officers ).

Guns: 2 or 4 x Oerlikon 20mm, 4 x 7,62mm.

Military lift: 340 soldiers, 17 x MBT, 34 x mixed vehicles. 30 tonnes ammunition.

Radar: Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006, I band.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x Plessey Shield launchers.

Helicopter: can operate a Gazelle or Lynx light helicopter.

Callsign: GVNU ()

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