HMS FEARLESS L10
HMS FEARLESS L10
Class……………………………Fearless-class Assault Ship
Builder……………………….Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number……………….723
Laid down.………………….27 July 1962.
Launched….…………………19 December 1963.
Completed.………………….25 November 1965.
Propulsion.………………….2 shafts driven by English Electric geared steam turbines , steam supplied by 2 Babcock and Wilcox oil fired boilers.
Speed.………………………… 21 knots
Range…………………………. 5000 nm at 20 knots
Fate
2002: Decommissioned and laid up in Fareham Creek awaiting disposal.
2007: Towed to Ghent for breaking up
Fearless featured in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as the ship that picks up Bond's escape pod. The filming took place the previous year near the island of Malta.
Updated version of the wartime dock landing ship ordered in 1962, simply smaller version of contemporary USN Raleigh class. The principal advantage over the existing LST’s was the seaworthiness, range and capability.
The class, comprising two vessels (FEARLESS and INTREPID), were built to provide the Royal Navy with the ability to carry out amphibious operations on either of the NATO flanks and to act as command, control and communications (C3) ships during the landing phase, the class were designed with large vehicle decks and drydock installation for carrying large landing craft (LCUs) smaller LCVPs are carried on davits. The upper open tank deck was converted to take on the role of helicopter landing deck during the design stage, but there are no undercover facilities for maintaining helicopters.
The two ships of the class were earmarked to support the Royal Marine Commandoes in wartime and have acted in a similar role for Out of Area operations, as during Operation Corporate (1982). The ships were very versatile and have accommodation for up to 700 RM Commandoes, or they could be used for emergency evacuation of civilians and disaster relief.
Intrepid was put into reserve in 1976 but reactivated in 1979 to allow sister Fearless to be refitted.
Both ships were due to be decommissioned in 1981 but remained in service and took part in the 1982 Falklands Campaign.
She was finally put into reserve in 1990 and cannibalized to keep Fearless active. Intrepid finally decommissioned in 1999.
HMS FEARLESS on 26 July 1984 at Portsmouth
HMS FEARLESS L10
HMS FEARLESS L10
Class……………………………Fearless-class Assault Ship
Builder……………………….Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number……………….723
Laid down.………………….27 July 1962.
Launched….…………………19 December 1963.
Completed.………………….25 November 1965.
Propulsion.………………….2 shafts driven by English Electric geared steam turbines , steam supplied by 2 Babcock and Wilcox oil fired boilers.
Speed.………………………… 21 knots
Range…………………………. 5000 nm at 20 knots
Fate
2002: Decommissioned and laid up in Fareham Creek awaiting disposal.
2007: Towed to Ghent for breaking up
Fearless featured in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as the ship that picks up Bond's escape pod. The filming took place the previous year near the island of Malta.
Updated version of the wartime dock landing ship ordered in 1962, simply smaller version of contemporary USN Raleigh class. The principal advantage over the existing LST’s was the seaworthiness, range and capability.
The class, comprising two vessels (FEARLESS and INTREPID), were built to provide the Royal Navy with the ability to carry out amphibious operations on either of the NATO flanks and to act as command, control and communications (C3) ships during the landing phase, the class were designed with large vehicle decks and drydock installation for carrying large landing craft (LCUs) smaller LCVPs are carried on davits. The upper open tank deck was converted to take on the role of helicopter landing deck during the design stage, but there are no undercover facilities for maintaining helicopters.
The two ships of the class were earmarked to support the Royal Marine Commandoes in wartime and have acted in a similar role for Out of Area operations, as during Operation Corporate (1982). The ships were very versatile and have accommodation for up to 700 RM Commandoes, or they could be used for emergency evacuation of civilians and disaster relief.
Intrepid was put into reserve in 1976 but reactivated in 1979 to allow sister Fearless to be refitted.
Both ships were due to be decommissioned in 1981 but remained in service and took part in the 1982 Falklands Campaign.
She was finally put into reserve in 1990 and cannibalized to keep Fearless active. Intrepid finally decommissioned in 1999.
HMS FEARLESS on 26 July 1984 at Portsmouth