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L3008 RFA Mounts Bay

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





L3008 RFA Mounts Bay

IMO: 9240770
MMSI: 232697000
Flight Deck: MB
Call Sign: GCIC
Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan)





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History of UK RFA Mounts Bay L3008

2001-nov-19OrderedOrdered ordered in batch of two with RFA Cardigan Bay.
2002-jan-14Laid downLaid down Kvaerner had become part of BAE Systems by this time. Yard no 323.
2004-apr-19LaunchedLaunched
2006-julHomeportHomeport accepted from builders at Falmouth
2006-sep-15CommissionedCommissioned at Falmouth
2006-oct-11DeploymentDeployment SL Freetown Port Sierra Leone Operation Vela (Green Eagle) in support of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone
2008-oct-04DeploymentDeployment North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct
2009-sep-05Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 2009 present at Plymouth Navy Days 2009.
2011-aprDeploymentDeployment Operation Unified Protector departed UK for Mediterranean with HMS Ocean as part of Response Force Task Group in support of possible operations against Libya.
2011-oct-02Port VisitPort Visit Arrived in Falmouth for a week-long visit, departing on 9 Oct.
2011-oct-25DeploymentDeployment Staff College Sea Days 2011 Supported HMS Bulwark in demonstration Royal Marine assault on Browndown Beach, near Gosport.
2012-jul-24DeploymentDeployment Portland Harbour took up station off Weymouth in support of Police maritime security operations for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events. Supported by HMS Bulwark.
2012-octDeploymentDeployment departed UK for 3 month Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean
2013-jun-10TrialsTrials embarked 700(W) NAS for day and night Wildcat landing trials off Portland
2013-augDeploymentDeployment Cougar 13 departed UK for Middle East support duties as part of Ex Cougar 13.
2015-janRefitRefit refit at A&P Falmouth for updates to machinery, accommodation areas and sick bay.
2015-nov-17TrialsTrials Operational assessment following work up after refit.
2016-jan-07DeploymentDeployment departed Falmouth to SMC Marchwood for loading, prior to sailing for the Mediterranean on amphibious support deployment. To be joined on station by an 825 NAS Wildcat.
2016-mar-05DeploymentDeployment SNMG2 825 NAS Wildcat (from Seeb) to join with ship for NATO SNMG2 deployment in Aegean Sea, between Greece and Turkey.
2016-may-05AircraftAircraft GI RAF Gibraltar assigned 825 NAS Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ522 as ships flight
2016-sep-19DeploymentDeployment JEFM2016 Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 joined JEFM2016 in support of HMS Ocean and HMS Bulwark.
2017-jun-30DeploymentDeployment MQ Fort Saint-Louis APT(N) Departed Falmouth for Caribbean on 11 Jun as APT(N) to relieve RFA Wave Knight on station at Fort de France. 815 Sq 216 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ530 embarked. Returned to UK on 24 Nov 2017.
2017-jul-08DeploymentDeployment KY George Town HSB Landed vehicles and stores via Mexflotte on Governors Beach, while anchored in Hog Sty Bay.
2017-sep-06DeploymentDeployment AI Sandy Ground Hurricane Irma relief Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations stationed off Sandy Ground, Anguilla for relief operations in Hurricane Irma aftermath
2017-sep-22DeploymentDeployment Rescue Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations launched embarked Lynx, to rescue souls from capsized vessel off Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria had swept through.
2019-mar-17DeploymentDeployment US NS Norfolk US EODG2 arrived in Norfolk, VA for a two week mine countermeasure trial, with a US Navy embarked team from its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2. In support will be HSC-2 and HSC-28 both from NAS Norfolk (Chambers Field).
2019-may-18DeploymentDeployment Hurricane Season Arrived in Bermuda for start of Hurricane Season precautions.
2019-sep-06DeploymentDeployment Attended Bahamas to support in aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, in co-operation with Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Air Support Unit H145 X-Ray 1, until 12 Sep.
2019-sep-17NEWSBSCentral Abaco Royal Cayman Police in Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian
2019-octAircraftAircraft 815 NAS 211 Flt Wildcat HMA.2 embarked
2020-jan-30Port VisitPort Visit AG St Johns Harbour Visited St Johns Antigua, until 3 Feb.
2020-feb-27NEWSCaribbean Sea HMS Medway Takes On Caribbean Mission
2020-mar-17DeploymentDeployment Portland Harbour End of deployment Returned to Portland to de-store after a 3 year Caribbean deployment. To Falmouth shortly, for refit.
2021-may-20NEWS Osprey for the First Time on a RFA Ship



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  Specifications


Bay class
177length (m)
26beam (m)
5.10draught (m)
18max speed (knots)

4Naval Gun Mark 44 6 barrelled 7.62mm mingun
2Naval Gun Oerlikon 30mm cannon
2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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