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UK Round Table class



Landing Ship/Platform Dock

ships



Landing Ship/Platform Dock Round Table class





Derivatives / Succeeded by
1981 AU Modified Round Table class
1987 IN Magar (1987) class



  Specifications


65crew
340troops
3270light (tn)
5550full load (tn)
125.60length (m)
19.60beam (m)
4.30draught (m)
8000range (nm)
17max speed (knots)
9520power (shp)

2Naval Engine diesel

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
UK Royal Navy Westland Wessex 03
UK Royal Navy Westland Sea King 02
UK Royal Marines SNIA SA341B Gazelle AH.1 03








  Shipyards


UK Alexander Stephen - 2
UK Hawthorn Leslie - Hebburn3
UK Kvaerner (Govan) - Govan1
UK Swan Hunter (Wallsend) - Wallsend1



  List of Ships


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19641989UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3029RFA Sir LancelotGMIR - LN
19942003 SG Singapore Navy 206 RSS Perseverance
19672008UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3004RFA Sir Bedivere GSRE - BD
2009-- BR Brazilian Navy G25 NDCC Almirante Saboia
19671982 sunk 1982UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3005RFA Sir GalahadGSLA - GD
19672003UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3027RFA Sir GeraintGVNU - GR
19672005UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3505RFA Sir TristramGVMA - TM
19682004UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3036RFA Sir Percivale GVTA - PV
1981--AURANL50Modified Round Table class HMAS TobrukVLSD
1987--INIndian NavyL20Magar (1987) class INS Magar
19882007UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryL3005RFA Sir Galahad (1988) GABN - GH
2007-- BR Brazilian Navy G29 NDCC Garcia D'Avila
1997--INIndian NavyL23Magar (1987) class INS Gharial

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  Events


1961OrderedOrdered UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot
1962-marLaid downLaid down UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Shipyard was known as Fairfield at the time, Yard No 818
1963-jun-25LaunchedLaunched UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot
1964OrderedOrdered UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere
1964OrderedOrdered UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint
1964-jan-16CommissionedCommissioned UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot
1965OrderedOrdered UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram
1965OrderedOrdered UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale
1965-febLaid downLaid down UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad
1965-feb-21Laid downLaid down UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint
1965-mayDeploymentDeployment UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Deployed to Aden, carrying nine Wessex HC.2 for the newly forming 78 Squadron.
1965-oct-31Laid downLaid down UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Yard No 760.
1966-mar-14Laid downLaid down UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Yard No 761
1966-apr-19LaunchedLaunched UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad
1966-jul-20LaunchedLaunched UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere
1966-jul-27Laid downLaid down UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale at Hebburn, Yard No 762.
1966-dec-12LaunchedLaunched UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram
1966-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad
1967-jan-26LaunchedLaunched UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint
1967-febDeploymentDeployment UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Deployed on exercise to Hong Kong from Singapore with HMS Fearless, HMS Loch Fada, HMS Chichester. HMS Albion embarked Royal Marines from 3 CDO BGE Transport and composite troop and others
1967-may-18CommissionedCommissioned UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere
1967-jul-12CommissionedCommissioned UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint
1967-sep-14CommissionedCommissioned UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram
1967-oct-04LaunchedLaunched UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale
1967-novDeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1968-mar-23CommissionedCommissioned UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale
1968-sepDeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Exercise Coral Sands Departed Singapore with Scouts of 2 Flight and 2 Scout from 7 Flight embarked.
1970-janDeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Departed Terendak, Malaysia for Hong Kong with ex 7 Flight Scout AH.1 for the recently re-established 656 Squadron at Sek Kong.
1970-nov-19DeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal, with 3 Commando Brigade RM embarked, to assist in cyclone relief efforts
1971-febDeploymentDeployment UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot ordered to Temeresh area of Pahang state in Malaysia for flood relief operations, with Royal Marines and 847 NAS Wessex HU.5 embarked.
1974-mayDeploymentDeployment UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale departed Callao at the end of May to monitor the French Nuclear tests around Mururoa Atoll
1977-feb-19 UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Collided with Algerian vessel near mouth of Southampton Water
1977-aprDeploymentDeployment UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Departed Malta with 3 CBAS Salerno Flt Gazelles aboard XX377 / E, XX381 / F, XX383 / G
1979-mar-21DeploymentDeployment UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Embarked Salerno Company, 41 Commando Royal Marines on 29 Mar as almost the final act of the British withdrawal from Malta. RFA Sir Lancelot departed Valetta harbour on 30 Mar.
1979-jun-21 UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint In collision with German tanker, near Isle of Wight. Sir Geraints bow doors were damaged but German tanker sank.
1982-apr-02DeploymentDeployment UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic via Ascension Island whilst off Belize, arriving in theatre 19 May. Damaged in air attack on 8 Jun and moved to Port Stanley. Returned to UK by sealift, arriving on Teesside 13 Jun 1983.
1982-apr-05DeploymentDeployment UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelles embarked, leaving theatre 28 Jun 1982.
1982-apr-06DeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with C Flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (XX402/G, XX411/X, XX412/Y) embarked.
1982-apr-06DeploymentDeployment UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (ZA730/F, ZA776/H and ex ARWS XZ326/W). Left theatre, end of Jun 1982.
1982-apr-06DeploymentDeployment UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic with a flight of 3CBAS Gazelles embarked. Damaged in air attack on 24 May and repaired locally, leaving theatre 26 Jul 1982.
1982-apr-29DeploymentDeployment UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Corporate Departed SMC Marchwood for South Atlantic, leaving theatre 25 Oct 1982.
1982-junDecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad
1982-jun-26Fate: sunkFate: sunk UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad badly damaged on 8 Jun 1982 and subsequently sunk by HMS Onyx (S21) as a war grave.
1984RefitRefit UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram until 1985, extensive refit following 1982 bomb damage in the South Atlantic. Included replacing aluminium superstructure with steel, inserting an additional 8.8m midships section forward of the after ramp hatch and strengthening the flight deck for Chinook operations.
1984-sepOrderedOrdered UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988)
1985-jul-12Laid downLaid down UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) at Wallsend, Yard No 125. To replace RFA Sir Galahad sunk in South Atlantic
1986-dec-13LaunchedLaunched UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988)
1987-nov-25CommissionedCommissioned UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988)
1989-junDecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3029 RFA Sir Lancelot sold commercially to South Africa
1992-octFate: transferedFate: transfered SG 206 RSS Perseverance bought by Republic of Singapore Navy
1994RefitRefit UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere until 1998, under refit by Babcock at Rosyth to displace 7700 tonnes and increase length by 12 m.
1994-may-05CommissionedCommissioned SG 206 RSS Perseverance in the past, had been UK RFA Sir Lancelot
1997DeploymentDeployment UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale last RFA vessel to leave Hong Kong before its handover to China.
1998-aug-28DeploymentDeployment UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere International Festival of Sea Participated in IFoS 1998., Portsmouth, on board Gazelle ZB676
1998-octDeploymentDeployment UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Tellar Hurricane reilef operations off central America
2000-sep-20Port VisitPort Visit UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram tied up alongside HMS Belfast in the Pool of London, to support the Royal Logistic Corps Millennium Celebration.
2001-augDeploymentDeployment UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram to Middle East, Gulf and Indian Ocean, until Aug 2002 when she returned to Marchwood. Extended deployment due to support for anti-Taliban operations in Afghanistan, with RFA Sir Percivale and RFA Fort Austin.
2002-sep-10DeploymentDeployment UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere deployed to Arabian Gulf in support of mine counter-measures.
2002-novPort VisitPort Visit UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) Dartmouth, Devon
2003-jan-15DeploymentDeployment UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) Operation Telic to support combat, post-combat and reconstruction operations in Iraq, completing 5 Aug 2003.
2003-jan-15DeploymentDeployment UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale Operation Telic to support combat operations in Iraq, completing 28 May 2003.
2003-jan-17DeploymentDeployment UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram Operation Telic to support combat, post-combat and (from 28 May) mine clearance operations in Iraq, completing 4 Aug 2003.
2003-mar-19DeploymentDeployment UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Telic to support mine clearance operations in Iraq, completing 28 May 2003.
2003-mar-28Port VisitPort Visit UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) at Umm Qasr, Iraq
2003-may-01DecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint
2003-decDecommissionedDecommissioned SG 206 RSS Perseverance sold commercially
2004-may-13DeploymentDeployment UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram departed HMNB Devonport supporting HMS Ocean, as part of an Amphibious Task Group with HMS Albion, HMS Cornwall, HMS Sutherland, RFA Argus, RFA Fort George, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Oakleaf, for exercises with US Navy. Arrived Norfolk, VA on 28 May.
2004-aug-17DecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale
2005-julFate: transferedFate: transfered UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint sold to Pakistani breakers, renamed Sir G
2005-decFate: scrappedFate: scrapped UK L3027 RFA Sir Geraint scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan
2005-dec-16DecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram
2006-oct-11DeploymentDeployment UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Operation Vela (Green Eagle) in support of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone
2007HomeportHomeport UK L3505 RFA Sir Tristram In use with Royal Marines in Portland Harbour as Training Vessel (TV) Tristram
2007-julDecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) in Portsmouth
2007-julFate: transferedFate: transfered UK L3005 RFA Sir Galahad (1988) To Brazil as NDCC Garcia DAvila
2007-julCommissionedCommissioned BR G29 NDCC Garcia D'Avila ex UK RFA Sir Galahad
2008-feb-18DecommissionedDecommissioned UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere
2008-feb-18Fate: transferedFate: transfered UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere to Brazil as NDCC Almirante Saboia
2008-marFate: scrappedFate: scrapped SG 206 RSS Perseverance scrapped in Bangladesh
2009RefitRefit UK L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere Refit by AP Group (Falmouth) until at least May 2009 for Brazilian Navy
2009-mar-06Port VisitPort Visit BR G29 NDCC Garcia D'Avila Simonstown in support of 3rd Sea Power for Africa Symposium
2009-may-21CommissionedCommissioned BR G25 NDCC Almirante Saboia ex UK RFA Sir Bedivere
2009-decFate: scrappedFate: scrapped UK L3036 RFA Sir Percivale scrapped at Leavesley International in Liverpool and mostly completed by Jun 2010.









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