RFA Mounts Bay
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For the World War II anti-aircraft frigate of the same name, see HMS Mounts Bay (K627).
RFA Mounts Bay is a Bay-class auxiliary landing ship dock (LSD(A)) of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She is named after Mount's Bay in Cornwall.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RFA Mounts Bay |
Namesake | Mount's Bay |
Ordered | 19 November 2001 |
Builder | BAE Systems, Govan, Glasgow |
Laid down | 25 August 2002 |
Launched | 9 April 2004 |
In service | 13 July 2006 |
Homeport | Falmouth[1] |
Identification |
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Status | Ship in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bay-class landing ship dock |
Displacement | 16,160 t (15,905 long tons) full load |
Length | 579.4 ft (176.6 m) |
Beam | 86.6 ft (26.4 m) |
Draught | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 LCU or 2 LCVP in well deck; Mexeflote powered rafts |
Capacity |
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Troops | 356 standard, 700 overload |
Complement | 60 |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Flight deck can operate helicopters up to Chinook size |
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