RFA Sir Caradoc
Roll-on/roll-off ferry chartered to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RFA Sir Caradoc (L3522) was a temporarily chartered roll-on/roll-off ferry of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was procured to fill the gap caused by loss and damage to Round Table class landing ships during the Falklands War.
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RFA Sir Caradoc alongside a smaller vessel at Marchwood Military Port in 1984 | |
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Name | RFA Sir Caradoc |
Laid down | 13 December 1971 |
Launched | 11 August 1972 |
Commissioned | 17 March 1983 |
Decommissioned | June 1988 |
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Fate | Sold into civilian service |
General characteristics | |
Length | 406 ft 10 in (124.00 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 11 in (16.43 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 0.25 in (4.88 m) |
Propulsion | 4 x 9 cyl Normo diesels |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 24 |
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