RFASir Bedivere
Class overview
Name	Round Table-class landing ship logistics
Builders	Fairfields Stephens Hawthorn Leslie Swan Hunter
Operators	Royal Navy  Royal Australian Navy  Brazilian Navy  Republic of Singapore Navy
Preceded by	Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank
Succeeded by	Bay-classlanding ship
Built	1962-1967 1985-1986
In commission	1964-present
Completed	7
Active	1
Lost	1
General characteristics[1]
Type	Landing ship logistics
Displacement	3,270 tons standard 5,674 tons fully loaded
Length	413 ft (126 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draught	13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 9,400 bhp (7,010 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	17.25knots (31.95 km/h; 19.85 mph)
Capacity	Tank deck: 12Challenger tanks, 31 large vehicles, 56Land Roversor 26cargo containers Vehicle deck: 19 large vehicles, 50 Land Roversor 20 containers
Troops	402
Complement	65
Armament	2 ×20 mm guns
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck aft

TheRound Table class, also known as theSir Lancelot class, was a Britishship class designed for amphibious warfare missions in support of the mainamphibious warfare ships. They were designatedlanding ship logistics (LSL).

All ships were named afterKnights of the Round Table.^[2]

In December 1961, theMinistry of Transport ordered the first in a new class of 6,000-ton military supply vessels fromFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ofGovan. The class was designed to replace the World War II-eraMark 8 Landing Craft Tank vessels in service.^[2] The first ship,Sir Lancelot, was launched in June 1963.^[3] In March 1963, two more vessels were ordered, withSir Galahad andSir Geraint launched byAlexander Stephen and Sons ofLinthouse in April 1966 and January 1967. The final three ships were ordered in April 1965;Sir Bedivere andSir Tristram were launched byHawthorn Leslie and Company ofHebburn in July and December 1966, followed bySir Percivale fromSwan Hunter ofWallsend in October 1967.^[3] At 6,390 GRT,Sir Lancelot was slightly larger than her successors, and was powered by two 12-cylinderSulzer diesel engines, while the others were 4,473 GRT and had two 10-cylinder Mirrlees Monarch engines.^[4]

The ships had both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making themroll-on/roll-off, combined with ramps that led to upper and lower vehicle decks. Thanks to their shallowdraught, they could beach themselves and use the bow doors for speedy unloading of troops and equipment. The ships also hadhelicopter decks on both the upper vehicle deck and behind the superstructure.

The ships were operated and managed by theBritish India Steam Navigation Company for theRoyal Army Service Corps until January 1970, then were transferred to theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary.^[5] One vessel,Sir Galahad, was lost during theFalklands War, while another,Sir Tristram, was badly damaged. The former was replaced by a new, 8,861 GTvessel of the same name, while the latter was rebuilt and returned to service. All of the vessels in this class were replaced by theBay class,^[6][7] withSir Bedivere the last to leave service in 2008.

HMAS Tobruk, formerly operated by theRoyal Australian Navy, was based on the Round Table design.^[8]

• List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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