Bay class landing ship dock (auxiliary)

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The Bay class landing ships dock have been designed as replacements for the ageing Round Table class LSLs. They were at first classified as Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL). However, they have been reclassified as Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)), as they developed into a form very much more like an LSD than an LSL, with the superstructure forward and a large flight deck aft. In place of the beaching capability of the 'Sir' class, these ships will have a docking well in the stern capable of accommodating an LCU Mk 10. They will have capacity for an Embarked Military Force of 356, with an overload of 500, and are based on the Royal Schelde 'Enforcer' design, similar to Dutch and Spanish LPDs.

The four ships are:

  • RFA Largs Bay
  • RFA Lyme Bay
  • RFA Mounts Bay
  • RFA Cardigan Bay

"Largs and Lyme", as shipyard staff call them, are being built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne, whilst Mounts Bay and Cardigan Bay are being built by BAE Systems Naval Ships at Govan on the Clyde.

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Specifications

  • Displacement: 16,190 tonnes deep displacement.
  • Dimensions: 176.6 m length overall; 26.4 m beam; 5.1 m design draft.
  • Speed: 18 knots
  • Range: 8000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15 knots.
  • Engines: Diesel-Electric propulsion systems with 2 azimuthing thrusters and bow thruster. 4 main diesel generating sets - 2 x Wärtsilä 8L26 engines (2,240 kW each), 2 x Wärtsilä 12V26 engines (3,360 kW each). 1 auxiliary Wärtsilä standby diesel generating set. Dynamic positioning system.
  • Armament: None, but fitted to receive military weapons and self defence systems, including Phalanx CIWS.
  • Complement: 59 crew
  • Load: 356 troops; 1200 Linear metres of vehicles (e.g. 24 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks); 12 x 40 TEU or 24 x 24 TEU containers, 2 Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) Mk.5 and 1 Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk10; two Mexeflote powered rafts.
  • Aircraft: Twin spot flight deck with limited facilities to transport and operate Merlin, Chinook and V-22 Osprey.
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See also


Bay-class landing ship dock (auxiliary)
Largs Bay | Lyme Bay | Mounts Bay | Cardigan Bay

List of amphibious assault ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
de:Bay-Klasse

no:Bay-klassen

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