RFA Lyme Bay L3007
RFA Lyme Bay L3007, one of three 'Bay' Class Auxiliary Landing Ship Dock vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, leaves Devonport Naval Base and passes Cremyll & Mount Edgcumbe as she heads from base to sea on 7th May 2018. Designed as a replacement for the Round Table Class logistics ships, the new design was based on the Royal Schelde Enforcer design; a joint project between the Dutch and Spanish resulting in the Rotterdam-class and Galicia-class amphibious warfare ships, with the main difference being that the British ships lack a helicopter hangar. Completed in 2007, 'Lyme Bay' has a complement of 60 crew and has a displacement of 16,000 tons and is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, providing 6,000 horsepower and two Wärtsilä 12V26 generators, providing 9,000 horsepower, resulting in the ship having a maximum speed of 18 knots with a range of up to 8000 miles.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary 'Bay' Class RFA LYME BAY L3007 is seen undergoing refit and maintenance at A & P Falmouth on 7th August 2022.