1967 to 1982    

L3005 RFA Sir Galahad

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Flight Deck: GD
Call Sign: GSLA
Shipyard: Alexander Stephen





  Events


History of UK RFA Sir Galahad L3005

1965-febLaid downLaid down
1966-apr-19LaunchedLaunched
1966-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned
1967-novDeploymentDeployment part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1968-sepDeploymentDeployment SG Sembawang naval base Coral Sands Exercise Coral Sands Departed Singapore with Scouts of 2 Flight and 2 Scout from 7 Flight embarked.
1970-janDeploymentDeployment HK Hong Kong Port Scout AH.1 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 BD Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal, with 3 Commando Brigade RM embarked, to assist in cyclone relief efforts
1982-apr-06DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with C Flight of 3CBAS Gazelle AH.1 (XX402/G, XX411/X, XX412/Y) embarked.
1982-junDecommissionedDecommissioned
1982-jun-26Fate: sunkFate: sunk badly damaged on 8 Jun 1982 and subsequently sunk by HMS Onyx (S21) as a war grave.



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  Specifications


Round Table class
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

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  Builder


UK Alexander Stephen,




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