1945 to 1990    

K07 HMS Lofoten

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: LT
Call Sign: MVFM
Shipyard: Blyth Shipbuilders





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History of UK HMS Lofoten K07

1945-jan-26LaunchedLaunched as an LST(3), 3027
1947 renamed HMS Lofoten
1956-oct-31DeploymentDeployment Nile Delta Port Said Operation Musketeer landed the transports for 45 Commando during the Suez invasion
1958 repurposed as a Harbour Accommodation Ship
1963 Whilst awaiting a course at HMS Excellent I, as part of a ‘ferry crew’ based at HMS Bellerophen at Portsmouth, ferried HMS Lofoten from Gibralter where she had been in reserve, back to Portsmouth for her conversion. We were towed back by an RN tug and got blown off course out into the atlantic by strong winds. We carried fresh water in a tank on deck for drinking and used salt water soap for washing and ate cold rations. There was no power and she was cold and dark. When we ran out of cigarettes the tug shortened the tow and passed some back in a tin on a line. Cant remember how many days it took us to get to the UK A/B Barry Knell
1964RefitRefit converted to Helicopter Support Ship
1964HomeportHomeport Portland Harbour Portland, Dorset Portland Harbour
1967-dec-15 replaced in role by RFA Engadine
1969HomeportHomeport HMD Rosyth Laid up. To Rosyth as accommodation vessel.
1991Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped For sale in 1991 and eventually sold for scrap in 1993.



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  Specifications


Lofoten class
115crew
4120light (tn)
4820full load (tn)
105.90length (m)
16.80beam (m)
13max speed (knots)

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UK Blyth Shipbuilders, Blyth




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