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Landing platform dock RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009)

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Classification

Ship class:
Bay-class landing ship
Type:
Amphibious transport dock (LPD)

Basic information

Operator:
Royal Fleet AuxiliaryRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
Country of build:
Builder:
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson BAE Systems Surface Ships
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
16,160 t
Length:
176.6 m
Beam:
26.4 m
Draft:
5.8 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, 6,000 hp (4.5 MW)
  • 2 * Wärtsilä 12V26 generators, 9,000 hp (6.7 MW)
  • 2 * azimuthing thrusters
  • 1 * bow thruster
Speed:
18 knots
Range:
8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
60
Embarked units:
356
Total capacity:
700

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • 1,150 linear metres of vehicles (up to 24 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks)
  • Cargo capacity of 200 tons ammunition or 24 TEU containers
Boats & landing craft:
  • 1 * LCU or 2 * LCVP in well deck
  • 2 * Mexeflote powered rafts
Armament:
  • 2 * DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns
  • 2 * Phalanx CIWS
  • 4 * 7.62mm Mk44 Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)
  • 6 * 7.62mm L7 GPMG
Aircraft:
  • Not routinely carried but a temporary hangar can be fitted
  • Flight deck can operate helicopters up to Chinook size

RFA Cardigan Bay is a Bay-class landing ship dock of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Built by BAE Systems, the ship was dedicated into the RFA at the end of 2006.

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