Friday, January 09, 2009

Ocean

IOC: 1998
Total Production: 1

Origin
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
BAE Systems

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
EH101 Merlin (12)
LCU (4)
Sea Harrier F/A.2 (15)
Super Lynx (6)

Sensors & Communications:
ARTISAN 3D

Guns & Missile Launchers:
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1/1A (3)

Description: The HMS Ocean ship was conceived to provide amphibious assault capabilities carrying an embarked military force and their equipment, as well as the means requested to put the military force and their equipment onshore.

Typically the HMS Ocean carries 12 support helicopters, 6 attack helicopters, and 4 LCU landing craft vehicles, and up to 40 land vehicles. This ship can also undertake secondary missions such as anti-submarine warfare and anti-terrorist operation base.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 445, Passengers 830

Dimensions: Height 6.6 m, Length 203 m, Width 34 m

Weights: Max Weight 21,758 t

Performance: Max Range 12,900 km (6,965 nm), Top Speed 10 mps (19 kt)

Power: Power 23,500 shp

Ocean - Contracts, Orders & Sales
Ocean; items: 1; United Kingdom national procurement in 1998
Items: 1

News
BAE Systems ARTISAN 3D Selected as Royal Navy's Medium Range Radar Capability

Royal Navy to Get New Medium Range Radar

Devonport Dockyard to Upgrade HMS Ocean

Operators

United Kingdom / 1

Ships

L12 HMS Ocean

Commissioning: 1998

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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)

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