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The largest craft that the dock was designed for is the LCU (Landing Craft Utility) Mk 10 which is 29.74 m long, has a beam of 7.39 m, a draught of 1.7 m and displaces 240 tons. The dock can also accommodate two smaller LCVP landing craft. I personally have sailed from RFA Mounts Bay's dock in a small pleasure boat from Fowey in Cornwall. It was the only way I could leave the ship on time at the end of my appointment!
I had the pleasure to be aboard the target towing ship HMS Devonshire durIng exercise Sally Forth in the early 70s. The target was a large wooden barge with a canvas sheet on it. The finale of the show was a strafing run by an F4 Phantom mounting no fewer than 5 podded 20 mm gatlings. After an extraordinary howling sound from all five guns, the target simply disappeared. Completely.
Why thank you Mr Engineer. I also like seeing things burn.......
ReplyDeleteI wondered when this was going to pop up, it appeared after the first vid in the youtube window finished playing..
ReplyDeleteRe the ship, I love the internal dock up the middle..what size vessel can it take?
The largest craft that the dock was designed for is the LCU (Landing Craft Utility) Mk 10 which is 29.74 m long, has a beam of 7.39 m, a draught of 1.7 m and displaces 240 tons.
DeleteThe dock can also accommodate two smaller LCVP landing craft. I personally have sailed from RFA Mounts Bay's dock in a small pleasure boat from Fowey in Cornwall. It was the only way I could leave the ship on time at the end of my appointment!
I had the pleasure to be aboard the target towing ship HMS Devonshire durIng exercise Sally Forth in the early 70s. The target was a large wooden barge with a canvas sheet on it. The finale of the show was a strafing run by an F4 Phantom mounting no fewer than 5 podded 20 mm gatlings. After an extraordinary howling sound from all five guns, the target simply disappeared. Completely.
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