1967 to 2003    

L3027 RFA Sir Geraint

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Flight Deck: GR
Call Sign: GVNU
Shipyard: Alexander Stephen





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History of UK RFA Sir Geraint L3027

1964OrderedOrdered
1965-feb-21Laid downLaid down
1967-jan-26LaunchedLaunched
1967-jul-12CommissionedCommissioned
1979-jun-21 In collision with German tanker, near Isle of Wight. Sir Geraints bow doors were damaged but German tanker sank.
1982-apr-06DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic 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.
1997-janDeploymentDeployment Task Group 327 Ocean Wave 97 deployment departed UK as part of amphibious element of Far East deployment, returned end of Aug.
2003-may-01DecommissionedDecommissioned
2005-julFate: transferedFate: transfered sold to Pakistani breakers, renamed Sir G
2005-decFate: scrappedFate: scrapped PK Gadani Beach Breakers Yard scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan



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