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| Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
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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.
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.
The three Bay class ships are projected to be removed from service by 2032. [1]
| List of current amphibious warefare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary | ||||||||
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| 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 | — | 17 years, 243 days | Active, entering refit as of June 2025 [2] | [3] |
| Cardigan Bay | L3009 |  | 18 December 2006 | — | 18 years, 221 days | Laid up awaiting refit as of mid-2025 [4] | [5] [6] | |
| Mounts Bay | L3008 |  | 13 July 2006 | — | 19 years, 14 days | Active, completing refit as of mid-2025 [7] | [8] [9] | |
| Littoral Strike Ship | ||||||||
| Class / Type | Ship | Pennant No. | Image | In service | Out of service | Service life | Status | Ref. |
| — | Argus | A135 |  | 1 June 1988 | — | 37 years, 56 days | Assessed as "unsafe to sail" in July 2025 pending needed maintenance work [10] | [11] [12] [13] |
In service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary between 2006 and 2011, she was sold to the Royal Australian Navy. [14]
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.
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. [15]
Two commercial Ro/Ro vessels bareboat chartered for additional freight carrying capacity with formation of the Joint Rapid Deployment Force (JRDF). [16]
Originally operated by the Royal Navy, in 1956 she was transferred to civilian administration as SS Empire Gull. She joined the RFA in 1970 and was in service until 1978, being the only Landing Ship Tank operated as an Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [17]
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. [18]
