Name RFA Sir Galahad Laid down 12 May 1985 Decommissioned 2006 Construction started 12 May 1985 Length 140 m Displacement 8.751 million kg | Ordered 6 September 1984 Commissioned 25 November 1987 Out of service 2007 Launched 13 December 1986 Weight 8,751 tons Builder Swan Hunter | |
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RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) was a landing ship logistics (LSL) of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, currently in service with the Brazilian Navy as the Garcia D'Avila.
History
RFA Sir Galahad was built by Swan Hunter and entered service in 1988. She was named and given the identical pennant number to the Sir Galahad sunk in the Falklands War. Built as a combined landing craft and ferry with two flight decks for helicopters and bow and stern doors, there was capacity for around 400 troops and 3,440 tonnes of supplies.
She was deployed in 1991 for Operation Granby, 1995 in Angola Operation Chantress and in 2003 for Operation Telic to transport supplies. In 2003 Sir Galahad transported humanitarian aid, docking in Umm Qasr Port on 28 March, 2003, after being delayed while naval mines were cleared.
On 26 April, 2007, it was announced that she was to be purchased by Brazil. On 20 July, 2006, the ship sailed from Marchwood to Portsmouth, to be decommissioned.
She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Garcia D'Avila on 4 December, 2007.