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On 20 February 2024, the
Brazilian Navy announced the former RFA Sir Galahad will be used to conduct SINKEX as a target for two helicopter-launched Penguin MK2 MOD7 missiles and a submarine-launched Mk48 torpedo.
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was 7,400 long tons (7,500 t) light and 8,541 long tons (8,678 t) full load. The ship was powered by two
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Two 6600 hp (4,900 kW) Mirrlees
Blackstone K9 Major Mk. II diesels; one 400 hp (300 kW) bow thruster
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on 13 December 1986 and completed on 19 July 1987, entering service on 7 December that year.
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In June 2019 it was announced than the ship will be decommissioned on 29 October 2019.
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in Umm Qasr, delivering the first shipment of humanitarian aid from
Coalition forces.
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Landing ship logistics of the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary and Brazilian Navy
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On 26 April 2007, it was announced that she was to be purchased by
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and entered service in 1988. She was named and given the identical
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823:""Garcia D'Avila" supports the 17th Brazilian contingent in Haiti"
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The Naval
Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991
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Navio de
Desembarque de Carros de Combate (NDCC) "Garcia D'Avila"
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Round Table-class landing ships logistics of the
Brazilian Navy
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was ordered on 6 September 1984 to a design by the shipbuilder
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801:"Brazilian Navy Takes Delivery of Garcia D'Avila Landing Ship"
694:"Relembre a experiĂȘncia do recebimento do NDCC Garcia D'Avila"
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List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal
Australian Navy
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List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary
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846:"Missilex/Torpedex: O fim do ex-NDCC 'Garcia D'Avila'"
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Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945
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The ship was 140.16 m (459 ft 10 in)
894:. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press.
890:Prézelin, Bernard; Baker, A. D. III, eds. (1990).
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848:(in Portuguese). Defesa AĂ©rea & Naval
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522:transported humanitarian aid, docking in
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537:. On 20 July 2006, the ship sailed from
19:For other ships with the same name, see
871:Brown, David K.; Moore, George (2012).
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844:Guilherme Wiltgen (19 February 2024).
567:peacekeepers deployed in Haiti during
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875:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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773:"The end of an era for naval legend"
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749:. SeaWaves Magazine. Archived from
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1222:Ships built on the River Tyne
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506:She was deployed in 1991 for
424:landing ship of the same name
315:17 knots (31 km/h) (max)
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399:, later in service with the
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1237:Ships built by Swan Hunter
1027:Republic of Singapore Navy
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1172:Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank
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722:Prézelin & Baker 1990
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663:unloading an APC during
631:RFA Sir Galahad in 2003.
545:, to be decommissioned.
350:Two Oerlikon 20 mm guns;
330:3,440 tonnes of supplies
278:460 ft (140 m)
411:Construction and design
353:two 7.62 mm machineguns
294:15 ft (4.6 m)
251:General characteristics
747:"Decommissioned Ships"
734:Brown & Moore 2012
451:between perpendiculars
393:landing ship logistics
372:One pad amidships for
286:64 ft (20 m)
260:Landing ship logistics
1100:Royal Australian Navy
397:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
556:on 4 December 2007.
512:Operation Chantress
467:Mirrlees Blackstone
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1036:Perseverance
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1008:Sir Tristram
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270:8,751 tonnes
267:Displacement
194:Commissioned
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113:Commissioned
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41:arriving in
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1153:Sir Galahad
1080:Sir Galahad
987:Sir Geraint
979:Sir Galahad
852:20 February
698:Poder Naval
645:Sir Galahad
617:Sir Galahad
597:Sir Galahad
528:naval mines
520:Sir Galahad
496:Sir Galahad
487:Swan Hunter
483:Sir Galahad
420:Swan Hunter
416:Sir Galahad
387:Sir Galahad
225:MMSI number
100:12 May 1985
91:Swan Hunter
39:Sir Galahad
1227:1986 ships
1211:Categories
1071:Royal Navy
963:Royal Navy
865:References
704:28 October
543:Portsmouth
376:or smaller
369:or smaller
337:Complement
327:400 troops
299:Propulsion
216:IMO number
141:IMO number
1178:Bay class
677:Citations
539:Marchwood
469:K9 Major
453:, with a
432:laid down
229:710471000
97:Laid down
803:. Deagel
778:BBC News
665:MINUSTAH
601:Umm Qasr
569:MINUSTAH
440:launched
436:Wallsend
345:Armament
322:Capacity
234:Callsign
186:Launched
154:Sold to
105:Launched
71:RFA Sir
1155:(1987))
671:, 2013.
643:Ex RFA
582:Gallery
493:to the
477:Service
459:draught
403:as the
389:(L3005)
291:Draught
220:8414635
218::
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87:Builder
79:Ordered
73:Galahad
51:History
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807:25 May
785:25 May
757:25 May
535:Brazil
391:was a
275:Length
243:Status
236:: PWDV
169:Brazil
156:Brazil
43:Brazil
659:NDCC
307:Speed
262:(LSL)
1151:(ex-
1139:(ex-
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896:ISBN
877:ISBN
854:2024
831:2022
809:2009
787:2009
759:2009
706:2019
615:RFA
595:RFA
481:RFA
455:beam
385:RFA
283:Beam
189:1987
176:Name
151:Fate
132:2007
124:2006
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