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RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary

1967-2003

Round Table class

L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock

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

Timeline

DateEvent
1964 Ordered
Feb 21, 1965 Laid down
Jan 26, 1967 Launched
Jul 12, 1967 Commissioned
Jun 21, 1979 In collision with German tanker, near Isle of Wight. Sir Geraints bow doors were damaged but German tanker sank.
Apr 6, 1982 Deployment FK South Atlantic 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. Operation Corporate
Jan 1997 Deployment departed UK as part of amphibious element of Far East deployment, returned end of Aug. Task Group 327 Ocean Wave 97 deployment
May 1, 2003 Decommissioned
Jul 2005 Fate: transfered sold to Pakistani breakers, renamed Sir G
Dec 2005 Fate: scrapped PK Gadani Beach scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan Breakers Yard