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RFA ''Sir Galahad'' (L3005) was a landing ship logistics (LSL) of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, currently in service with the Brazilian Navy as the ''Garcia D'Avila''. ==History== RFA ''Sir Galahad'' was built by Swan Hunter and entered service in 1988. She was named and given the identical pennant number to the ''Sir Galahad'' sunk in the Falklands War. Built as a combined landing craft and ferry with two flight decks for helicopters and bow and stern doors, there was capacity for around 400 troops and 3,440 tonnes of supplies. She was deployed in 1991 for Operation Granby and in 2003 for Operation Telic to transport supplies. In 2003 ''Sir Galahad'' transported humanitarian aid, docking in Umm Qasr Port on 28 March, 2003, after being delayed while naval mines were cleared. On 26 April, 2007, it was announced that she was to be purchased by Brazil.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Decommissioned Ships ) 〕 On 20 July, 2006, the ship sailed from Marchwood to Portsmouth, to be decommissioned. She was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as ''Garcia D'Avila'' on 4 December, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Brazilian Navy Takes Delivery of Garcia D'Avila Landing Ship )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RFA Sir Galahad (1987)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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