RFA Sir Lancelot

RFA Sir Lancelot. San Carlos Water. 1982
RFA Sir Lancelot. San Carlos Water. 1982
History
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ensign.United Kingdom
NameSir Lancelot
NamesakeLancelot
Operator
OrderedDecember 1961
BuilderFairfield S&E
Laid downMarch 1962
Launched25 June 1963
Commissioned16 January 1964
Decommissioned31 March 1989
IdentificationIMO number5413642
FateSold commercially, June 1989
History
South Africa
NameLowland Lancer
OwnerLowline
IdentificationIMO number5413642
FateSold to Republic of Singapore Navy, 1992
History
Singapore
NameRSS Perseverance
OwnerRepublic of Singapore Navy
Acquired1992
Commissioned5 May 1994
Decommissioned2003
IdentificationL-206IMO number5413642
FateSold commercially
NotesUsed as a submarine tender
History
Singapore
NameGlenn Braveheart
OwnerGlenn Defense Marine Asia
Acquired2003
IdentificationIMO number5413642
FateSold for breaking, 2008
General characteristics as Sir Lancelot
Class and typeRound Table class LSL (prototype)
Displacement
  • 3,370 tons standard
  • 5,550 tons fully loaded
Length412 ft (126 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draught13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 Denny Sulzer (later B&W) diesels.
  • Power: 9,520 bhp (7,099 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range9,200 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity2,180 tons
Complement68 crew, up to 340 passengers
Armament2 x 40 mm Bofors guns
Aircraft carriedUp to 20 Wessex helicopters (1973)

RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029) was the lead ship and prototype of the Round Table class landing ship logistics, an amphibious warfare design operated by the British Armed Forces.

Sir Lancelot sailed with the British Task Force that took part in the Falklands War. Whilst in San Carlos Water, an Argentine plane dropped a bomb that penetrated her hull, but the bomb failed to explode.