Point-class sealift ship
Class of six roll-on/roll-off sealift ships / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the United States Coast Guard vessels see Point-class cutter.
The Point class is a class of six roll-on/roll-off sealift ships originally procured under a Private Finance Initiative to be available for use as naval auxiliaries to the British armed forces. Two of the ships have now been released from the contract, leaving four available for service with the military.
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MV Longstone | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Point class |
Builders |
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Operators | Foreland Shipping Ltd (formerly AWSR Ltd) |
In service | 2002–present |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 4 under contract with the MoD |
General characteristics | |
Type | Roll-on/roll-off |
Tonnage | 14,200 DWT |
Displacement | 23,000 tonnes full load[1] |
Length | 193.0 m (633 ft 2 in)[1] |
Beam | 26.0 m (85 ft 4 in)[1] |
Draught | 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
Range | 17,000 km (9,200 nmi) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 18–22 |
Sensors and processing systems | I-band navigation radar |
Aviation facilities | Can carry up to four helicopters including Chinook, Apache, Merlin and Wildcat. |
Notes | Sourced from Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009, p. 876 |
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