Albion
IOC: 2003
Total Production: 2
Total Program's Cost: USD$700 million
Unitary Cost: USD$350 million
Origin
United Kingdom
Contractor/s
BAE Systems
Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
EH101 Merlin (2)
LCU (4)
Sensors & Communications:
ARTISAN 3D
Guns & Missile Launchers:
Goalkeeper (2)
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Description:
The Albion-class ships have been designed to perform landing platform dock missions. They will embark, transport, deploy and recover troops and their equipment, vehicles, and miscellaneous cargo forming part of an amphibious assault force. Typically Albion-class ships will carry 4 LCU, 2 Merlin helicopters, 305 troops (max 710), Challenger main battle tanks, and other vehicles and equipment.
Two Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems and several small caliber guns will be responsible for ship self-defense against airborne threats.
The Royal Navy has ordered two Albion-class landing platform dock ships and will be commissioned in 2003 and 2004.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 363, Passengers 710
Dimensions: Height 6.1 m, Length 176 m, Width 28.9 m
Weights: Max Weight 18,500 t
Performance: Max Range 12,800 km (6,911 nm), Top Speed 9 mps (18 kt)
Power: Power 16,000 shp
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008
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