HMS Fearless
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HMS Fearless was a Royal Navy amphibious assault ship that played a key role in British naval operations from the 1960s through the Falklands War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
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amphibious assault ship ⓘ landing platform dock ⓘ |
| airCapability |
hangar for helicopters
ⓘ
helicopter deck ⓘ |
| armament |
guns for close-in defence (various over career)
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surface-to-air weapons (various over career) ⓘ |
| builder | Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
Royal Marines
NERFINISHED
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landing craft ⓘ |
| class | Fearless-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1965-11-25 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 580 (ship’s company and embarked forces, variable) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2002-03-18 ⓘ |
| displacement | 12000 tons (approximate full load) ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | dock landing ship ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1959-12-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 1963-12-19 ⓘ |
| length | 158 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the quality of fearlessness ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
provided headquarters facilities for amphibious task group commanders
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served as one of the main amphibious ships in the 1982 Falklands campaign ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cold War-era NATO exercises
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Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Corporate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | L10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
amphibious warfare
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command and control ship ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin shafts ⓘ |
| roleInConflict |
amphibious assault platform in Falklands War
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command ship for amphibious operations in Falklands War ⓘ |
| scrapped | 2007 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Amphibious Warfare Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fearless-class landing platform dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | HMS Intrepid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speed | 21 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| successorRoleShip |
HMS Albion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Bulwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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