L-3004 Sir Bedivere

Country:  United Kingdom

Class, [Type]: Sir Bedivere, [LST].

Builder: Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.

Launch date: 20 July 1966.

Commission date: 18 May 1967.

Decommission date: 18 February 2008.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.270 standard, 6.700 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 139,02 x 17,94 x 3,98

Main machinery: 2 x Stork-Wärtsilä 12SW280 diesels ( 9.840 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 17.

Range ( miles ): 8.000 at 15 knots.

Complement: 65 ( 21 officers ).

Guns: 2 or 4 x Oerlikon GAM-B01 20mm/90.

Military lift: 440 soldiers, 4 x LCVP Mk4, ?? x MBT, ?? x mixed vehicles.

Radar: Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007, I band.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x Plessey Shield launchers.

Helicopter: can operate a Gazelle or Lynx light helicopter.

Callsign: GSRE ()

Comment: It is no longer considered suitable for beaching. All ships of the class are to be replaced by the new Largs Bay class.

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