RFA Sir Caradoc

RFA Sir Caradoc alongside a smaller vessel at Marchwood Military Port in 1984
History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Sir Caradoc
Laid down	13 December 1971
Launched	11 August 1972
Commissioned	17 March 1983
Decommissioned	June 1988
Renamed	Launched as Grey Master Renamed Sir Caradoc in 1983 Stamveien in July 1988 Hua Lu in 1994 Morning Star 11 in 2002 Royal Nusantara in 2006
Identification	IMO number:  7224837 MMSI number: 525002069 Callsign: YHIU
Fate	Sold into civilian service
General characteristics
Length	406 ft 10 in (124.00 m)
Beam	53 ft 11 in (16.43 m)
Draught	16 ft 0.25 in (4.88 m)
Propulsion	4 x 9 cyl Normo diesels
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	24

RFA Sir Caradoc (L3522) was a temporarily chartered roll-on/roll-off ferry of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ^[1] She was procured to fill the gap caused by loss and damage to Round Table class landing ships during the Falklands War. ^[2]

References

1. Hampshire, Edward (26 December 2019). British Amphibious Assault Ships: From Suez to the Falklands and the present day. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 25. ISBN   978-1-4728-3629-8.
2. Puddefoot, Geoff (10 March 2010). The Fourth Force: The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 1945. Pen and Sword. ISBN   978-1-78383-059-6.