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RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) was a Round Table-class landing ship logistics vessel belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United Kingdom.The ship saw service in the Falklands War of 1982, where she was bombed and set afire at Fitzroy on 8 June.
Two ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been named Sir Galahad, after the knight of Arthurian legend. RFA Sir Galahad (1966) (L3005), a landing ship (logistic), was lost in the Falklands War RFA Sir Galahad (1987) (L3005), a landing ship (logistic) named for (and given the same pennant number as) the previous Sir Galahad , was involved in ...
At approximately 14:00 local time both RFA Sir Tristram and RFA Sir Galahad were badly damaged [17] by five A-4Bs of Grupo 5. Three A-4s targeted Sir Galahad, which was hit by three bombs released from the Skyhawk flown by First Lieutenant Carlos Cachón. The second Skyhawk was unable to drop its bombs, and the third overshot the British ship. [16]
Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin asked defence minister Al Carns why documents about the 1982 attack on the Sir Galahad were being withheld. ‘Mystifying’ why Falklands War files on ship’s ...
Bluff Cove (Spanish: Bahía Agradable or Hoya Fitzroy) [1] is a sea inlet and settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, on its east coast. It was the site of secondary landings of the Falklands War of 1982, which resulted in a successful attack of the Argentine Air Force , which came to be known as the Bluff Cove Disaster .
One vessel, Sir Galahad, was lost during the Falklands War, while another, Sir Tristram, was badly damaged. The former was replaced by a new, 8,861 GT vessel of the same name, while the latter was rebuilt and returned to service. All of the vessels in this class were replaced by the Bay class, [6] [7] with Sir Bedivere the last to leave service ...
Round Table-class Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale & Sir Tristram. Logistic Landing Craft – HMAV Ardennes & HMAV Arakan. LCM (9) Type – 14 craft; LCM (7) Type – 2 craft; Avon-class RPL – Avon, Bude, Clyde, Dart, Eden, Forth, Glen, Hamble, Itchen, Kennet, London & Medway. LCVP -
Fitzroy River looking upstream from Darwin Road (the road which connects Port Stanley and Mount Pleasant/Lafonia A panorama at Fitzroy showing the two memorials to those lost when the RFA ships Sir Galahad and Sir Tristam were attacked during the Falklands Conflict. Fitzroy is a settlement on East Falkland. It is divided into Fitzroy North and ...