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{{Short description|1962 class of British landing ships}}
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|Ship image=RFA Sir Bedivere 1.JPG
|Ship caption=RFA ''Sir Bedivere''}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name= Round Table-class landing ship logistics
| Builders=* [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Fairfields]]
* [[Alexander Stephen and Sons|Stephens]]
* [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie]]
* [[Swan Hunter]]
| Operators=
*{{navy|United Kingdom}}
*{{naval|Australia}}
*{{naval|Brazil}}
*{{naval|Singapore}}
| Class before=[[Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank]]
| Class after={{sclass2|Bay|landing ship}}
| Subclasses=
| Cost=
| Built range=*1962-1967
*1985-1986
| In service range=
| In commission range=1964-present
| Total ships building=
| Total ships planned=
| Total ships completed=7
| Total ships cancelled=
| Total ships active=1
| Total ships laid up=
| Total ships lost=1
| Total ships retired=
| Total ships scrapped=
| Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/rfa-sir-lancelot-specs.htm |title= Round Table-class Landing Ship Logistic |work=globalsecurity.org |year=2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>
|Ship type= [[Landing ship logistics]]
|Ship tonnage=
|Ship displacement= *3,270 tons standard
*5,674 tons fully loaded
|Ship length= {{Convert|413|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{Convert|59|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught= {{Convert|13|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship decks=
|Ship deck clearance=
|Ship ramps=
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=2 × diesel engines, {{Convert|9400|bhp|0|abbr=on}}, 2 shafts
|Ship speed= {{Convert|17.25|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range=
|Ship endurance=
|Ship capacity=*''Tank deck'': 12 [[Challenger 1|Challenger tanks]], 31 large vehicles, 56 [[Land Rover Series|Land Rovers]] ''or'' 26 [[Intermodal container|cargo containers]]
*''Vehicle deck'': 19 large vehicles, 50 Land Rovers ''or'' 20 containers
|Ship troops=402
|Ship complement=65
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament= 2 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm guns]]
|Ship armour=
|Ship aircraft=
|Ship aircraft facilities=[[Helicopter deck]] aft
|Ship notes=
}}
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The '''Round Table class''', also known as the '''''Sir Lancelot'' class''', was a British [[ship class]] designed for amphibious warfare missions in support of the main [[amphibious warfare ship]]s. They were designated [[landing ship logistics]] (LSL).

All ships were named after [[Round Table|Knights of the Round Table]].<ref name='Historical RFA'>{{cite news |url=http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-sir-lancelot-ships-details|title=RFA Sir Lancelot|website=RFA Historical Society|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref>

==Class history==
In December 1961, the [[Department for Transport|Ministry of Transport]] ordered the first in a new class of 6,000-ton military supply vessels from [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] of [[Govan]]. The class was designed to replace the World War II-era [[Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank]] vessels in service.<ref name='Historical RFA'/> The first ship, {{ship|RFA|Sir Lancelot|L3029|2}}, was launched in June 1963.<ref name="historicalrfa">{{cite web |url= http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-sir-lancelot-ships-details |first1=Christopher J |last1=White |first2=Peter |last2=Robinson |title=RFA Sir Lancelot |work=historicalrfa.org |year=2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> In March 1963, two more vessels were ordered, with {{ship|RFA|Sir Galahad|1966|2}} and {{ship|RFA|Sir Geraint|L3027|2}} launched by [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]] of [[Linthouse]] in April 1966 and January 1967. The final three ships were ordered in April 1965; {{ship|RFA|Sir Bedivere|L3004|2}} and {{ship|RFA|Sir Tristram|L3505|2}} were launched by [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company]] of [[Hebburn]] in July and December 1966, followed by {{ship|RFA|Sir Percivale|L3036|2}} from [[Swan Hunter]] of [[Wallsend]] in October 1967.<ref name="historicalrfa"/> At {{GRT|6390}}, ''Sir Lancelot'' was slightly larger than her successors, and was powered by two 12-cylinder [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] diesel engines, while the others were {{GRT|4473}} and had two 10-cylinder Mirrlees Monarch engines.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/LSLclass.html |title=The LSL Class |work=merchantnavyofficers.com |year=2007 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>

The ships had both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them [[roll-on/roll-off]], combined with ramps that led to upper and lower vehicle decks. Thanks to their shallow [[draught (ship)|draught]], they could beach themselves and use the bow doors for speedy unloading of troops and equipment. The ships also had [[helicopter deck]]s on both the upper vehicle deck and behind the superstructure.

[[File:HMAS Tobruk (L 50).jpg|thumb|left|The Australian Landing Ship Heavy {{HMAS|Tobruk|L 50|6}} is a modified derivative of the Round Table class design.]]
The ships were operated and managed by the [[British India Steam Navigation Company]] for the [[Royal Army Service Corps]] until January 1970, then were transferred to the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.biship.com/fleetlists/fleetManagedvessels3.htm |title=British India SN Fleet list – Managed vessels |work=biship.com |year=2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> One vessel, {{ship|RFA|Sir Galahad|1966|2}}, was lost during the [[Falklands War]], while another, {{ship|RFA|Sir Tristram|L3505|2}}, was badly damaged. The former was replaced by a new, {{GT|8,861}} [[RFA Sir Galahad (1987)|vessel of the same name]], while the latter was rebuilt and returned to service. All of the vessels in this class were replaced by the {{sclass2|Bay|landing ship|4}},<ref>{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009 |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Surrey |year=2008 |edition=111th |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |isbn=978-0-7106-2845-9 |oclc=225431774 |page=876}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/bay_class/ |title=Bay Class LSD(A) Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL) |work=naval-technology.com |year=2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> with {{ship|RFA|Sir Bedivere|L3004|2}} the last to leave service in 2008.

{{HMAS|Tobruk|L 50|6}}, formerly operated by the [[Royal Australian Navy]], was based on the Round Table design.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Peter |editor=Stevens, David |title=The Royal Australian Navy |series=The Australian Centenary History of Defence |volume=III |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=South Melbourne, VIC |isbn=0-19-555542-2 |oclc=50418095 |chapter=Towards Self Reliance; A Period of Change and Uncertainty |page=222}}</ref>
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==Ships==
{|class="wikitable"
! Name
! Pennant Number
! Builder
! Laid down
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Fate
|-
!colspan=7|Royal Fleet Auxiliary
|-
!colspan=7|Original Design
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Bedivere|L3004|2}}
|align=center|L3004
|[[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie]], [[Hebburn]]
|28 October 1965
|20 July 1966
|18 May 1967
|Sold to [[Brazilian Navy]] as ''Almirante Saboia'', 2008
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Galahad|1966|2}} (I)
|align=center|L3005
|[[Alexander Stephen and Sons]], [[Govan]]
|22 February 1965
|19 April 1966
|17 December 1966
|Sunk following air attack, 21 June 1982
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Geraint|L3027|2}}
|align=center|L3027
|[[Alexander Stephen and Sons]], [[Govan]]
|21 February 1965
|26 January 1967
|12 July 1967
|Broken up at [[Gadani]], 2005
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Lancelot|L3029|2}}
|align=center|L3029
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Fairfields]], [[Govan]]
|March 1962
|25 June 1963
|16 January 1964
|Sold into mercantile service, 1989 and broken up 2008
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Percivale|L3036|2}}
|align=center|L3036
|[[Swan Hunter]], [[Wallsend]]
|27 July 1966
|4 October 1967
|23 March 1968
|Broken up at [[Liverpool]], 2010
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Tristram|L3505|2}}
|align=center|L3505
|[[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie]], [[Hebburn]]
|14 March 1966
|12 December 1966
|14 September 1967
|Moored at [[Isle of Portland|Portland]] as static training ship
|-
!colspan=7|Modified Design
|-
|{{ship|RFA|Sir Galahad|1987|2}} (II)
|align=center|L3005
|[[Swan Hunter]], [[Wallsend]]
|12 May 1985
|13 December 1986
|25 November 1987
|Sold to [[Brazilian Navy]] as ''Garcia D'Avila'', 2007. Retired in 2019.
|-
!colspan=7|Royal Australian Navy
|-
|{{HMAS|Tobruk|L 50|2}}
|align=center|L 50
|[[Forgacs Shipyard|Carrington Slipways]], [[Tomago]]
|7 February 1978
|1 March 1980
|23 April 1981
|Sunk as artificial reef, June 2018
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Round Table class landing ship logistics}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/sir_lancelot_class.htm |title=Sir Lancelot Class |work=battleships-cruisers.co.uk }}

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