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	RFA Sir Galahad (1987): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) is a landing ship logistical (LSL) of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service.
		She was named and given the identical pennant number[?] to the Sir Galahad sunk in the Falklands War.
		In Gulf War II, Sir Galahad transported humanitarian aid, docking in Umm Qasr on 28 March 2003 after being delayed while naval mines were cleared from the harbor.
	www.encyclopedian.com /rf/RFA-Sir-Galahad-(1987).html (228 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Falklands War
		Sir John Nott, who was Secretary of State for Defence during the conflict, has acknowledged in his memoirs that "In so many ways Mitterrand and the French were our greatest allies".
		It is also disclosed in Sir John's memoirs that France provided intelligence to help fight the Exocet missiles that it had sold to Argentina, including details of special electronic countermeasures that at the time were only known to the French armed forces.
		British historian Sir Lawrence Freedman stated in the second volume of his Official History of the Falklands that intelligence about the Belgrano did not reach senior British commanders and politicians until the order to sink her was passed.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Falklands_War (10661 words)

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		All of Green Glory’s 27 crewmen were airlifted to the LSL Sir Tristram by approximately 1400 hrs, by then Green Glory’s decks were awash, and the vessel was taking heavy rolls, as the last of the crewmembers were rescued.
		Sir Tristram was later able to land some of Green Glory’s crew at Djibouti, unfortunately some members of her crew, without consular representation in Somalia had to be landed at the southern end of the Suez Canal before Sir Tristram could continue her voyage home, she arrived in the UK on the 1st of August.
		On the 23rd of July 2003 Sir Bedivere, Wave Knight and Argus represented the RFA at the presentation of new colours to the Royal Navy by her majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11.
	www.merchantnavyofficers.com /rfa6.html (1016 words)

	Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Fort George A388
		RFA Fort George was ordered from Swan Hunter on the 18th of December 1987.
		In March of 2000 RFA Fort George supported the international relief effort for the flood victims of Mozambique, RFA Fort George was later awarded the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for her efforts.
		Once the hose has been connected, RFA Fort George is able to pump fuel across to the receiving ship as well as water, aviation fuel, and lubrication oil.
	www.toysoutofthepram.com /html/rfa_fort_george_a388.html (374 words)

	Naval Technology - Bay Class Auxiliary Ship Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL)
		RFA Largs Bay (L3006) was launched in July 2003 at Swan Hunter Wallsend and was delivered in April 2006.
		RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009) was launched in April 2005 at Govan and is planned to enter service in early 2007.
		Sir Joseph Isherwood Ltd, based at Newcastle upon Tyne, has been contracted to supply the computerised integrated logistic support and ship maintenance system.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/bay_class (1062 words)

	HMS Sir Galahad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first HMS Sir Galahad was a Round Table class trawler used as a minesweeper in World War II.
		The second RFA Sir Galahad (L3005), a landing ship (logistic), was lost in the Falklands War.
		The third RFA Sir Galahad (L3005), a landing ship (logistic) named for (and given the same pennant number as) the previous Galahad, was involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Sir_Galahad (177 words)

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		The original Sir Gallahad was sunk as a war grave off the Falkland Islands, whilst Sir Tristram, also badly damaged, was transported back to the UK for repair.
		After an extensive re-build Sir Tristram re-entered service in 1985, and a replacement Sir Gallahad was built and entered service in 1987.
		According to the RFA presentation, the principal role of the Landing Ship Logistic is to support amphibious operations by landing troops, tanks, vehicles and other heavy equipment in port or to any suitable shore.
	www.tamiltigers.net /history/2005/his2005news1417.html (2926 words)

	RFA Sir Galahad (1966) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Galahad (L3005) was the name of a LSL (landing ship logistic) belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, part of the British fleet.
		On June 8 in Bluff Cove, together with Sir Tristram, she was hit again by two or three bombs and was very badly damaged, while unloading soldiers from the 1st Welsh Guards.
		Simon Weston, a survivor of the Sir Galahad who suffered 46% burns, had his story widely reported, including a number of BBC documentaries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RFA_Sir_Galahad_(1966) (340 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Falklands War
		Sir John Nott, who was Secretary of State for Defence during the conflict, later acknowledged: "In so many ways Mitterrand and the French were our greatest allies".
		As France had recently sold Super Etendard aircraft and Exocet missiles to the Argentine Navy, there was still a French team in Argentina helping to fit out the Exocets and aircraft for Argentine use at the beginning of the war.
		With the RFA Tidespring now far out to sea and an additional defending force of the submarine's crew now landed, Major Sheridan decided to gather the 76 men he had and make a direct assault that day.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Falklands_War (10339 words)

	Use of Dolphins & Sea Lions in Warfare
		Navy dolphins have been deployed to so-called "hot zones" twice in their program's history, first in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 and then in the Persian Gulf from 1987 to 1988 to help protect the USS LaSalle, then the Navy's flagship in the region, LaPuzza said.
		She said she was thrilled to see news photos this week that showed Makai and another dolphin named Takoma working the waters off the recently captured Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.
		The arrival of the British ship, RFA Sir Galahad, had been delayed for several days after mines were discovered in the harbor.
	www.mongabay.com /external/dolphins_warfare.htm (6110 words)

	Civilianizing Fleet Support
		During the Falklands conflict in 1982, the RFA fleet provided logistic support for the Task Force, tragically losing RFA Sir Galahad to a heavy air attack at Fitzroy.
		Prior to 1987, MSC functioned within two major chains of command: first, as the single manager for ocean transportation reporting directly to the Chief of Naval Operations; and second, through its operational chain of command leading ultimately to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		The Joint Deployment Agency (JDA) was subsequently created in an effort to "coordinate war planning among the services and maintain a data base of all the available equipment for joint deployment." (3:74) But having never received the authority or resources to handle the job, JDA was generally considered a dismal failure.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1991/RS.htm (4715 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - This Sceptred Isle - The Falklands War
		The then First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Henry leach would not accept this view of his colleagues and persuade the PM, Margaret Thatcher, that he could assemble a task force that would be the basis for recovering the islands.
		The PM accepted the admiral's advice and by June, the islands were back in British hands, although some 1000 (mostly Argentinians) died in the short war.
		She was re-elected after the Falklands War and again in 1987 but relinquished the leadership and the premiership to John Major in 1990.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/245.shtml (400 words)

	RFA Sir Galahad − Wikipedia
		RFA Sir Galahad (L3505) war der Name zweier Landungsschiffe der britischen Marine.
		Benannt wurden sie nach dem Ritter Galahad, einer Gestalt aus der Artussage.
		Die erste Sir Galahad wurde 1982 während des Falklandkrieges versenkt und durch einen Neubau mit identischem Namen und gleicher Kennnummer ersetzt.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/RFA_Sir_Galahad (606 words)

	World Ship Society (WSS) - Southampton Branch
		The only ship of note was RFA Newton, She is an interesting vessel, built by Scott Lithgow as a sonar trails vessel she entered service in 1976, she is equipped with bow sheaves so that she can also act as a cable layer.
		Sir Percivale was built by Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders, and transferred to RFA service in 1970.
		She was also the last British naval vessel to leave Hong Kong when the colony reverted to China in 1997.Sir Percivale has also been deployed to the Adriatic, and in 2000 she was the resident ship alongside in Freetown, Sierra Leone for almost a year, supporting British forces ashore.
	www.sms.lv /catalogue_companies_list/company_source_33980_4.html (8148 words)

	Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The overall naval force was commanded by the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, who was designated Commander Task Force 317, and had three to four subordinate task groups, depending on the point in the war.
		First to arrive was the Churchill class submarine HMS Conqueror on 19 April, and the island was over-flown by a radar-mapping Handley Page Victor on 20 April.
		British historian Sir Lawrence Freedman stated in the second volume of his Official History of the Falklands that intelligence about the Belgrano did not reach senior British commanders and politicians until it was too late [8].
	edict.homelinux.net /127/137470.html (13912 words)

	Sir Lancelot Class
		RFA Sir Bedivere at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
		L3004 RFA Sir Bedivere leaving Malta, 21st May 2003.
		RFA Sir Tristram leaving Malta, 15th July 2003.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /sir_lancelot_class.htm (1010 words)

	Why did the British win/Argentines lose Falklands War - Military Photos
		That day the British landing ships Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot both sustained moderate da mage from the kinetic energy of bombs that did not explode.
		Both ships caught fire and were abandoned; 50 men were killed on the RFA Sir Galahad Later that afternoon four Grupo 4 Skyhawks caught the landing craft LCU F4 transporting British vehicles from Goose Green to Fitzroy.
		The destroyers HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry, the frigates HMS Ardent, HMS Antelope, the support ship Atlantic Conveyor the landing ship RFA Sir Galahad, and the landing craft LCU F4 were all sunk by Argen tine bombs and Exocets.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=45575 (12259 words)

	Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		First to arrive was the Churchill class submarine HMS Conqueror on the 19th, and the island was over-flown by a radar-mapping Handley Page Victor on the 20th.
		During this build-up the Argentine air assaults on the British naval forces continued, killing 48, including 32 Welsh Guardsmen on the RFA Sir Galahad and the RFA Sir Tristram on June 8.
		Crass were also responsible for Thatchergate, a hoax tape, originally attributed to the Soviet KGB, during which the spliced voice of Margartet Thatcher appears to imply that the HMS Sheffield was deliberately sacrificed in order to escalate the conflict.
	falklands-war.iqnaut.net (6054 words)

	ShipFoto - News Page
		The new RFA Largs Bay at Marchwood in the early morning sunshine on 4th November.
		Built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne, she is one of four Bay Class ships which are set to replace the long serving RFAs Sir Tristram, Sir Geraint, Sir Percivale and Sir Galahad which have been familiar visitors to Marchwood for a number of years.
		It is expected that the ferry service will be significantly disrupted as a result of the damage to the link span and the ferry, especially as one of the three vessels which operate the service (Red Osprey) is currently away for it's annual winter refit.
	www.shipfoto.co.uk /SouthamptonNews.html (4984 words)

	Argentine Airpower in the Falklands War: An Operational View (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		That day the British landing ships Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot both sustained moderate damage from the kinetic energy of bombs that did not explode.
		On 8 June 1982 the troopships, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram, were unloading troops of the Welsh Guards near Fitzroy, about 17 NM southwest of Port Stanley, when five Daggers from Grupo 6 and five Skyhawks from Grupo 5 came in over the Falkland Sound.
		The destroyers HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry, the frigates HMS Ardent, HMS Antelope, the support ship Atlantic Conveyor, the landing ship RFA Sir Galahad, and the landing craft LCU F4 were all sunk by Argentine bombs and Exocets.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/corum.html (9641 words)

	Oil Tankers and Coaling Ships
		RFA Fort Victoria at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
		L3005 RFA Sir Galahad at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
		DD153 Yuugiri with RFA Sir Galahad at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /auxiliaries.htm (2538 words)

	Geoff Chalcraft's Naval Career 1987 — 1991 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I was glad to enjoy a few cold ones in his enormous cabin.
		(Roger, incidentally, was recently in the news, being interviewed on TV while he was the Captain of the RFA Sir Galahad, taking supplies into Iraq (2003).
		He's sitting directly in front of me in that football team on the first page!) Most of the ship's company were flown home by RAF, via a few days respite in Dubai.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /chalcraft/career/87-91.html (1155 words)

	In the Homeland Day
		Immediately I asked: 'Are you OK, #2?' and I heard with great happiness his shout: 'Yes, Sir.
		A second later I heard the leader to ask the usual 'Are you OK, #2?', and he replied: 'Yes, Sir!
		To my brother Pablo for his help in the production of the text in English language and my friend Miguel Rösli, who lent me his copy of "Dios y Los Halcones" and all his support.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Falklands/May25th.htm (2205 words)

	The Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HMS Bristol is to be replaced by the "Sir Galahad" as Accomodation and Training Ship in September THIS YEAR.
		Along with her Fleet responsibilities, in 1987 HMS BRISTOL additionally assumed responsibility as Flagship to the Dartmouth Training Squadron where she provided sea training for officer cadets undergoing their training at the Britannia Royal Naval College until she was decommissioned in 1991.
		The commissioning officer was Admiral Sir John Kerr KCB ADC with Lady Hogg, the ships sponsor, as witness.
	www.save-hms-bristol.org.uk /id2.html (2876 words)

	Hampshire County Council
		The Minutes of the meeting of the County Council held on 10th September, 1987 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.
		The County Secretary reported the election of Peter Maxwell Herman Andreae of Bentworth Lodge, Alton for the Medstead and Selborne Division in place of former Councillor M. Campbell who had resigned on 21st September, 1987.
		The Chairman of the County Council reported a message he had sent to the Captain of RFA Sir Galahad on the occasion of the service of dedication and presentation of battle honours.
	www.hants.gov.uk /scrmxn/m04156.html (1616 words)

	User:Ventress - ARRSEpedia
		We missed out on the Falklands and returned to find the section attached to the Welsh Guards had had two soldiers, namely LCpl Scouse Farrell and Pte Kenny Preston, KIA on RFA Galahad and the Unit had lost it's Second in Command Major Roger Nutbeem.
		Oh and you called Household cav SSGT 'Sir', oh and their Sgt majors were Cpls, and you called them 'Sir', oh and GGG meant Grenadier Guards.
		In 16/17th Oct 1987 was the Great Storm, Micheal Fish missed and luckily we had a complex up and this was fully fitted with COLPRO.
	www.arrse.co.uk /wiki/User:Ventress (2207 words)

	GIS Special Topical Studies: Iraq War 2003. © GIS
		Roberts was a victim of a moored contact mine laid by Iranian Pasdaran forces in 1987; that vessel suffered considerable damage and was transported back to the US by a heavylift ship.
		OIF disproved this as well, since Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels and specialist personnel played a key rôle in clearing the approaches to Basra, thus enabling the UK RFA Sir Galahad to deliver food supplies at the critical opening stages of the conflict.
		MCM surface assets are better suited to a broad range of tasks needed in postwar Iraq; these include hydrographic surveys, locating unexploded ordnance from years of war, repairing aids to navigation, and anti-smuggling patrols.
	128.121.186.47 /ISSA/reports/Iraq/May0503.htm (2363 words)

	Royal Navy Analysis - - Naval Forces \| Defence Talk Forum
		The oilers of the Rover and Leaf classes are to be replaced by the new MARS* program and the Sir class LST's by the four new Largs Bay class LPD/LSD.
		HMS Grafton(Training-Summer leave-in September will be undergoing a period of planned maintenance before sailing once again in support of trainee navigating officers.)
		No RFA ships are on reduced support status.
	www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4109 (3080 words)

	Pen and Sword Books (page 2)
		Many more were badly damaged by Exit missiles and other air and land based weapons - most notably, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
		Perhaps it is fitting to close with the words of the world's greatest ever submariner, Admiral Sir Max K. Horton, G.C.B., D.S.O., spoken in reply to the toast of "The Guests" at the First Reunion Dinner of the Twelfth Submarine Flotilla Association:
		Following an argument with Sir John Orde, Jervis and St John were both bound over to keep the peace, probably under the Justice of the Peace Act 1361, a very ancient statute.
	www.rjerrard.co.uk /royalnavy/pen/pen2.html (11713 words)

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