HMAS Choules (L100)
HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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HMAS Choules (L100)
HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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date of acquirement
2011-04-06
active years start date
2006-11-28
commissioning date
2011-12-13
laying down
2002-01-28
length (μ)
1,7660112e+2
motto
"Face Difficulty With Zeal"
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2000-12-18
ship beam (μ)
2,639568e+1
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ship launched
2003-07-18
status
Active as of 2016
Decommissioned underSDSR, sold to Australia
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737.177.962
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Flight deck can operate helico ...... gar can be fitted as required.
Ship armament
*RFA service
*Fit to receive:
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*RAN service:
*No armament
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Ship boats
*1 LCU Mark 10, 1 LCM-8, or 2 LCVPs
*2 Mexeflote powered rafts
Ship capacity
*1,150 linear metres of vehicl ...... mmunition or 24 TEU containers
Ship complement
*RFA: 60-70 core, increased for operational deployments
*RAN - 158 fully crewed
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*Pennant number: L100
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*Pennant number: L3006
Ship namesake
Chief Petty Officer Claude Choules
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Ship propulsion
*2 × Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, ...... pulsion pods
*1 × bow thruster
Ship sensors
*RAN service:
*EID ICCS integrated communications control system
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HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-c ...... ing the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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HMAS Choules (L100)
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Choules
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Largs Bay
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