Operation Veritas - Royal Navy

Operation Veritas - Royal Navy

HMS Illustrious	HMS Fearless
HMS Cornwall	HMS Southampton
RFA Sir Tristram	RFA Sir Percivale
RFA Fort Victoria	RFA Fort Rosalie
RFA Bayleaf	RFA Brambleleaf
RFA Diligence	HMS Superb
HMS Trafalgar	HMS Triumph

HMS Illustrious RO6
Type	STOVL Aircraft Carrier
Propulsion	Four Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines delivering 112,000shp to two shafts
Displacement	20,000 tonnes
Length	210m
Beam	36m
Speed	30 knots
Crew	686 plus 366 air group
Armament	Three Phalanx or Goalkeeper CIWS, two 20mm guns
Air Group	Sea Harrier FA2, RAF Harrier GR7, Sea King AEW, Sea King ASW

HMS Fearless L10
Type	Landing Platform Dock
Propulsion	2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers powering two English Electric steam turbines at 22,000hp each driving two shafts.
Displacement	12120 tons
Length	158.5
Beam	24.4m
Speed	21 knots
Crew	550 + 88 Royal Marines
Armament	Phalanx Close In Weapon System, 4 x BMARC 30mm guns
Air Group	Capacity to handle Chinook size helicopters

HMS Cornwall F99
Type	Frigate
Propulsion	COGOG; 2 Rolls Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines 28,500hp sustained; 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM3C gas turbines 10,680hp sustained; 2 shafts
Displacement	4,850 tonnes
Length	148m
Beam	14.8m
Speed	30 knots
Crew	240
Armament	One Vickers 4.5in/55 Mk 8; 1 Signaal/GE 30mm 7-barrelled Goalkeeper; Two quadruple Harpoon launchers; Two sextuple BAe Seawolf GWS 25 Mod 4, 2 x 20mm guns, Two triple 324mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes
Air Group	Lynx MK 8 helicopters

HMS Southampton D90
Type	Type 42 Destroyer
Propulsion	2 shaft COGOG; 2 Olympus TM3B gas turbines developing 50,000shp and 2 Tyne RM1A gas turbines developing 8,000shp
Displacement	3,560 tonne
Length	125m
Beam	14.3m
Speed	29 knots
Crew	253
Armament	Single 4.5in/55 Mk 8 gun, Two single 20mm guns, Single twin Sea Dart GWS30 SAM launcher, 2 x Vulcan Phalanx close in weapons system (CIWS), 2 x triple anti submarine torpedo tubes.
Air Group	Lynx MK 8 helicopters

RFA Sir Tristram L3505
Type	Landing Ship Logistic (LSL)
Propulsion	2 Mirrlees 10-ALSSDM Diesels, 9,400hp or 2 Wartsila 280 V12 diesels, 9,928hp. Driving 2 shafts. Bow thruster of 980hp
Displacement	6,407 tonnes
Length	135.8 m
Beam	17.7m
Speed	15 knots
Crew	51
Armament	4 x Oerlikon 20mm guns, 4 x 7.62mm MG's
Air Group	2 spots for helicopters

RFA Sir Percivale L3036
Type	Landing Ship Logistic (LSL)
Propulsion	2 Mirrlees 10-ALSSDM Diesels, 9,400hp or 2 Wartsila 280 V12 diesels, 9,928hp. Driving 2 shafts. Bow thruster of 980hp
Displacement	5,674 tonnes
Length	125.5 m
Beam	18.2 m
Speed	16 knots
Crew	51
Armament	4 x Oerlikon 20mm guns, 4 x 7.62mm MG's
Air Group	Two spots for helicopters

RFA Fort Victoria A387
Type	Combined Fleet Support Tanker and Stores Ship
Propulsion	2 Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 16 PC2.6 V 400 diesels, 23904hp(m) sustained. 2 shafts
Displacement	31,565 tonnes
Length	203.5 m
Beam	30.3 m
Speed	22 knots
Crew	95 RFA, 15 RN, 24 RNSTS (additional 154 RN Air Sqn personnel)
Armament	2 x Phalanx CIWS, 4 x BMARC 30mm guns
Air Group	Two spots for helicopters

RFA Fort Rosalie A385
Type	Fleet Replenishment Ship
Propulsion	1 Sulzer 8 RND90 diesel, 23200hp(m). 1 shaft, 2 bow thrusters.
Displacement	23,384 tons full load
Length	603 ft
Beam	79 ft
Speed	22 knots
Crew	114 (31 officers) plus 36 RNSTS plus 45 RN aircrew
Armament	2 Oerlikon 20mm, four 7.62mm machine guns
Air Group	4 Westland Sea King
Note	Formerly Fort Grange.

RFA Bayleaf A109
Type	Fleet Support Tanker
Propulsion
Displacement	37,930 tonnes
Length	170.7 m
Beam	25.9 m
Speed	15 knots
Crew	56
Armament	2 x Oerlikon 20mm guns, 4 x 7.62mm MG¹s
Air Group	None

RFA Brambleleaf A91
Type	Fleet Support Tanker
Propulsion	Crossley Pielstick 14-cylinder diesel engine 14,000bhp (Oakleaf has Burmeister & Wain long stroke engine developing 12,000bhp)
Displacement	40,870 tonnes
Length	170.7 m
Beam	25.9 m
Speed	15 knots
Crew	56
Armament	2 x Oerlikon 20mm guns, 4 x 7.62mm MG's
Air Group	None

RFA Diligence A132
Type	Forward Repair Ship
Propulsion	5 V16 Nohab-Polar diesel generators, 2,650kW; 4 NEBB motors; 6,000hp(m) 1 shaft. 2 Kanewa bow tunnel thrusters, 3,000hp(m). 2 azimuth thrusters (aft) 3,000hp(m
Displacement	10,765 tonnes
Length	112 m
Beam	20.5 m
Speed	10.5 knots
Crew	38 RFA and 147 RN personnel)
Armament	4 x Oerlikon 20mm guns, 4 x 7.62mm MG's
Air Group	One spot for helicopters

HMS Superb S109
Type	SSN Fleet Submarine
Propulsion	One pressurized-water cooled Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor supplying steam to one set of General Electric geared turbines delivering 15,000shp to one shaft; there is also an auxiliary Paxman diesel delivering 4,000hp
Displacement	4,400 tons Standard; 4,900 tons dived
Length	83 m
Beam	9.8 m
Speed	28 knots surfaced, 30+ knots submerged
Crew	116 (13 Officers)
Armament	5 tubes capable of firing: Spearfish torpedoes, Tigerfish torpedoes and RN Sub Harpoon missiles

HMS Trafalgar S107
HMS Triumph S93
Type	SSN Fleet Submarine
Propulsion	One pressurized-water cooled reactor supplying steam to two sets of General Electric geared turbines delivering 15,000shp to one shaft; One 4,000hp Paxman auxiliary diesel
Displacement	4,750 tons Standard; 5,208 tons dived
Length	85.4 m
Beam	9.8 m
Speed	20 knots surfaced; 32 knots submerged
Crew	130 (18 Officers)
Armament	5 tubes capable of firing: Spearfish torpedoes, Tigerfish torpedoes, RN Sub Harpoon missiles and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles

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