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RFA Sir Caradoc (L3522)
St George and Sir Caradoc 1984
RFA Sir Caradoc alongside a smaller vessel at Marchwood Military Port in 1984
Career (UK) RFA Ensign
Name: RFA Sir Caradoc
Laid down: 13 December 1971
Launched: 11 August 1972
Commissioned: 17 March 1983
Decommissioned: June 1988
Renamed: Launched as Grey Master
Renamed Sir Caradoc in 1983
Stamveien in July 1988
Hua Lu in 1994
Morning Star 11 in 2002
Royal Nusantara in 2006
Fate: Sold into civilian service
General characteristics
Length: 406 ft 10 in (124.00 m)
Beam: 53 ft 11 in (16.43 m)
Draught: 16 ft 0.25 in (4.88 m)
Propulsion: 4 x 9 cyl Normo diesels
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 24

RFA Sir Caradoc (L3522) was a temporarily chartered roll-on/roll-off ferry of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was procured to fill the gap caused by loss and damage to Round Table class landing ships during the Falklands War.

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