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Fearless Information
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| Role: | Amphibious transport dock |
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| Country: | UK | |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1965 | |
| Decommissioned: | March 2002 |
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Fearless Information
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| Role: | Amphibious transport dock |
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| Country: | UK | |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1965 | |
| Decommissioned: | March 2002 |
The Fearless class amphibious assault ships were the first purpose built amphibious warfare vessels in the Royal Navy. The class comprised only two ships: HMS Fearless and HMS Intrepid.
Designed as Landing Platform Docks, they were designed to transport and land troops by sea either using Landing Craft Utility or helicopters. As constructed, the ships have an internal dock that is accessed via the stern - while in port, vehicles can simply drive up the stern ramp and into the internal vehicle decks. At sea, the ships could partially sink themselves at the stern, flooding the internal dock and allowing landing craft to come right up to the edge of the vehicle deck.
Each ship carried four LCUs in the stern dock, with four more smaller landing craft on davits on the superstructure. They provided accommodation for up to 400 troops (though if no vehicles were carried, up to 700 could be accommodated using the vehicle decks and corridors).
| Specifications: | |
| displacement: | 12,120 tons (full load) |
| length: | 160m |
| beam: | 24m |
| draught: | 6.4m |
| complement: | 580 |
| Performance: | |
| installed power: | 11,000 shp (8.2MW) |
| propulsion: | 2 x English Electric 2 shaft geared Steam Turbines |
| speed: | 22 knots (41km/h) |
| range: | ? |
| Other: | |
| armament: | 2 x BMARC GAM B01 20mm single mount |
| 2 x Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapon System) | |
| capacity: | Up to 700 troops 15 tanks 27 vehicles |
| aircraft: | 5 Sea King helicopters |