RFA Largs Bay (L3006)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | 18 December 2000 |
| Laid down: | 1 October 2001 |
| Launched: | 26 July 2003 |
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| Decommissioned: | |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 16 190 tonnes |
| Length: | 176.6 m |
| Beam: | 26.4 m |
| Draught: | 5.1 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Wartsila 8L26 engines,
2 x Wartsila 12V26 engines. |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Range: | 8000 nautical miles at 15 knots. |
| Complement: | 59 |
| Military Lift: | 356 troops; 1200 Linear metres of vehicles (e.g. 32 Challenger 2 MBT's or 150 light trucks); 12 × 40 TEU or 24 × 24 TEU containers, 2 Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) Mk.5 and 1 Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk 10; two Mexeflote powered rafts. |
| Armament: | None, but fitted to receive military weapons and self defence systems, including Phalanx CIWS. |
| Aircraft: | Twin spot flight deck with limited facilities to transport and operate Merlin, Chinook and V22 Osprey. |
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RFA Largs Bay (L3006) is an amphibious assault vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She is named for Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland. In November 2006 Largs Bay underwent sea trials, with the intention of entering service later in the year.
| Bay-class landing ship dock (auxiliary) |
| Largs Bay | Lyme Bay | Mounts Bay | Cardigan Bay |
List of amphibious assault ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
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