RFA Sir Geraint

History
United Kingdom
Namesake	Geraint
Ordered	April 1964
Builder	Alex. Stephen
Laid down	June 1965
Launched	26 January 1967
Commissioned	12 July 1967
Decommissioned	1 May 2003
Fate	Sold commercially and renamed Sir G in July 2005. Scrapped in India in December 2005
General characteristics
Class and type	Round Table class LSL
Displacement	3,270 tons standard 5,674 tons fully loaded
Length	412 ft (126 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draught	13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion	2 Mirrlees National ALSSDM10 diesels. Power: 9,400 bhp (7,010 kW)
Speed	17 knots
Range	9,200 miles at 15 knots
Capacity	2,404 tons
Complement	68 crew, up to 340 passengers
Armament	Two 40 mm Bofors AA guns.
Aircraft carried	Up to 20 Wessex helicopters (1973)

RFA Sir Geraint (L3027) was a landing ship logistic of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

She served in the Falklands War as part of the taskforce sent to recover the islands.

Sir Geraint was listed for disposal in May 2003 and was reported broken up in India in December 2005.

References

• Raymond Blackman, Ships of the Royal Navy (Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1973)