RFA Sir Galahad (1966)

RFA Sir Galahad (1966)

"Sir Galahad" (L3005) was the name of an LSL (landing ship logistic) belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, part of the British fleet. She was a 3,270 ton LSL built by Stephens and launched in 1966.She could carry 340 troops comfortably or 534 in austere conditions. Beaching cargo capacity was 340 tons, and could include 16 tanks, 34 mixed vehicles, 120 tons of petroleum produce and 30 tons of ammunition. Landing craft could be carried in place of lifeboats, but unloading was mainly handled by three cranes.

"Galahad" was active during the Falklands War. On May 24, 1982 in San Carlos Water she was attacked by A-4Bs of the Argentine Air Force ("FAA") and was hit by one 1000 pound bomb (which did not detonate) and strafed in a following wave of attack aircraft. On June 8 in Bluff Cove, together with "Sir Tristram", she was hit again by two or three bombs and was very badly damaged while unloading soldiers from the 1st Welsh Guards. 48 were killed in the explosions and subsequent fire. Later the hulk was towed out to sea and sunk by HMS "Onyx" (S21); it is now an official war grave, designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act.

A significant proportion of the fatalities (32 out of the 48 dead) were from the Welsh Guards. See Casualties of the Battle of Bluff Cove for further details.

Guardsman Simon Weston, was among the survivors of the attack on "Sir Galahad". He suffered 49% burns and his story has been widely reported in numerous television and newspaper coverage. Ten years after Sir Galahad was sunk, Mr Weston was awarded the OBE.

Other units affected include 3 Troop (of 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment) which was temporarily attached to 9 Independent Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers and was being transported on the "Galahad" to provide engineering support following the landings. Engineers feature prominently in contemporary footage showing two whalers landing survivors, with Captain Foxley (commander of 3 Troop) directing the rowers and Sapper Parslow being one of the first men to jump out to pull the boats on shore. 3 Troop comprised approximately 40 men and lost 2 dead and about 10 wounded in the attack on the "Galahad".

References

* Raymond Blackman, "Ships of the Royal Navy" (Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1973)
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/0950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • RFA Sir Galahad (1966) — Die RFA Sir Galahad im Mai 1982 Geschichte In Auftrag gegeben: April 1964 Kiellegung: 22. Februar 1965 Stapellauf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) — bezeichnet zwei Landungsschiffe der Royal Navy. RFA Sir Galahad (1966) RFA Sir Galahad (1987) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeic …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Sir Galahad Historial Botado …   Wikipedia Español

  • RFA Sir Galahad — (L3505) war der Name zweier Landungsschiffe der britischen Marine. Benannt wurden sie nach dem Ritter Galahad, einem Mitglied der Tafelrunde in der Artussage. Die erste Sir Galahad wurde 1982 während des Falklandkrieges versenkt und durch einen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Galahad (1987) — Geschichte In Auftrag gegeben: 6. September 1984 Kiellegung: 12. Juli 1985 Stapellauf: 13. Dezember 1986 Indienststellung: 25. November 1987 Außerdienststellung: 20. Juli 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) — is a Landing Ship Logistics of the Round Table class. It was launched in 1966, and accepted into British Army service in 1967. As with others of its class, it was taken over by the Royal Navy in 1970. The ship saw service in the Falklands War of… …   Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Tristram — Die RFA Sir Tristram nach einem Bombentreffer im Falklandkrieg Geschichte In Auftrag gegeben: Kiellegung: Februar 1966 Stapellauf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) — Die RFA Sir Tristram nach einem Bombentreffer im Falklandkrieg Geschichte In Auftrag gegeben: Kiellegung: Februar 1966 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Sir Tristram El Sir Tristram en 1982. Historial …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galahad (Begriffsklärung) — Galahad steht für: Galahad, einen Ritter der Artussage Gilead, ein biblisches Land Galahad (deutsche Band), eine deutsche Folk Rock Band Galahad (britische Band), eine britische Progressive Rock Band Galahad (Alberta), eine Stadt in Kanada RFA… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”