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Amphibious warfare ships
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This is a list of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

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There are two types of amphibious warfare ships currently in service with the RFA as of 2024, totalling four vessels: One littoral strike ship RFA Argus (A135) and three Bay-class landing ships.

Argus and Lyme Bay make up the Littoral Response Group (South) which formed in September 2023,[1] and is forward deployed to the UK Joint Logistics Support Base in Oman for the Indo-Pacific region.[2]

List of current amphibious warefare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Dock landing ships
Class / Type Ship Pennant No. Image In service Out of service Service life Status Ref.
Bay-class dock landing ship Lyme Bay L3007 26 November 2007 — 16 years, 244 days Active [3]
Cardigan Bay L3009 18 December 2006 — 17 years, 222 days Active [4][5]
Mounts Bay L3008 13 July 2006 — 18 years, 14 days Active [6][7]
Littoral Strike Ships
Class / Type Ship Pennant No. Image In service Out of service Service life Status Ref.
— Argus A135 1 June 1988 — 36 years, 56 days Active [8][9][10]

Decommissioned

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Dock landing ships

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Bay-class dock landing ship

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Landing ship logistics

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Round table class

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Main article: Round Table class landing ship logistics

The Round Table-class landing ship logistics were a class of six ships, all of which would be named after Knights of the Round Table.

RFA Sir Percivale

Chartered Landing Ship Logistics

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After the loss of RFA Sir Galahad and the damage to RFA Sir Tristam during the Falklands War, two commercial Roll-on/roll-off ferries were temporarily chartered.[11]

Strategic Sealift

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Strategic Sealift Ro/Ro

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Two commercial Ro/Ro vessels bareboat chartered for additional freight carrying capacity with formation of the Joint Rapid Deployment Force (JRDF).[12]

Landing Ship Tank

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RFA Empire Gull

Landing Ship Gantry

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Dale class

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Main article: Dale-class oiler

Three Dale-class tankers were converted into Landing Ship Gantry’s and were then reconverted back into tankers at the end of the Second World War.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Briohny. "Royal Navy task force gears up for landmark deployment". Forces News. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ Allison, George (30 July 2021). "British Littoral Response Group ships to be based in Oman". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ "RFA LYME BAY (L3007)". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "L 3009 RFA Cardigan Bay". seaforces.org. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "RFA CARDIGAN BAY (L3009)". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "L 3008 RFA Mounts Bay". seaforces.org. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "RFA MOUNTS BAY (L3008)". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ^ "The oldest ship in the Royal Naval Service to become the new Littoral Strike Ship". navylookout.com. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "A 135 RFA Argus". seaforces.org. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "RFA Argus extended in service beyond 2030". navylookout.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "RFA Sir Caradoc - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ^ "RFA Sea Crusader - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  13. ^ Olver. "Dale Class Tankers (Second and Third Groups)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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