Ramped craft logistic

Ramped craft logistic
	RCL L106 Antwerp moored in Akrotiri harbour, Cyprus
Class overview
Builders	Brooke Marine; James & Stone;
Operators	British Army; Ferguson Transport & Shipping;
Built	1980–1985
Completed	9
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft
Displacement	185 GT
Length	27.2 m (89 ft)
Beam	6.6 m (22 ft)
Draught	1 m (3 ft 3 in) bow; 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) stern;
Propulsion	2 x Volvo Penta D9MH
Speed	9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	6

Ramped craft logistic
	RCL L106 Antwerp moored in Akrotiri harbour, Cyprus
Class overview
Builders	Brooke Marine; James & Stone;
Operators	British Army; Ferguson Transport & Shipping;
Built	1980–1985
Completed	9
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft
Displacement	185 GT
Length	27.2 m (89 ft)
Beam	6.6 m (22 ft)
Draught	1 m (3 ft 3 in) bow; 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) stern;
Propulsion	2 x Volvo Penta D9MH
Speed	9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	6

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The ramped craft logistic (RCL) is a type of landing craft operated by 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army. From the early 1980s onwards it was deployed to replace the RPL (ramped powered lighter). One of their first roles was to provide logistical support during the setting up of the garrison in the Falkland Islands immediately after the Falklands War - this role was conducted by the two first of class, Arromanches and Antwerp, later stationed at the military port at Marchwood, near Southampton, RCLs were originally procured for UK, Cyprus and Hong Kong.^[1] The two based at the British base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, Andalsnes and Akyab were operated as 417 Troop of 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC. They were sold in 2014^[2]

Ferguson Transport and Shipping bought four members of the class and fitted them with Epsilon hydraulic cranes for commercial work, principally around the west coast of Scotland.^[3]

Fleet list

There were 9 ramped craft logistic brought into service:

Name	Pennant number^[4]	Builder^[4]	Ordered^[4]	Launched^[4]	In service^[4]	Fate
Arromanches	L105	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	18 March 1980	6 January 1981	31 July 1981	Sold^[5] Renamed Jenna J in 2020. In commercial service for Ferguson Transport & Shipping Ltd.^[6]
Antwerp	L106	Brooke Marine, Lowestoft	18 March 1980	9 March 1981	14 August 1981	For sale November 1994^[7]
Andalsnes	L107	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	31 March 1983	16 March 1984	22 May 1984	For sale 2014^[2]
Abbeville	L108	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	31 March 1983	28 August 1984	9 November 1984	Discarded 1994^[7]
Akyab	L109	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	31 March 1983	20 November 1984	21 December 1984	Stricken 2010
Aachen	L110	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	March 1985	25 June 1986	26 January 1987
Arezzo	L111	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	March 1985	18 November 1986	2 March 1987	Bought by Ferguson Transport & Shipping. Now operating as fish farm feed vessel under the name Carly - registered in Stornoway
Agheila	L112	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	March 1985	27 April 1987	12 June 1987	For sale November 1994^[7]
Audemer	L113	James & Stone, Brightlingsea	March 1985	24 June 1987	21 August 1987^[7]	Sold 2013.^[8] Now in commercial service as Leslie Anne with Ferguson Transport & Shipping.^[9]

References

^ Craftsmen of the Army: The Story of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Volumes 1969-1992 By J M Kneen, D J Sutton. Page 92
^ ^a ^b "Sale of miscellaneous surplus defence equipment in Cyprus". Ministry of Defence/Defence Equipment and Support. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^ "Marine Services". Ferguson Transport & Shipping. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Prézelin & Baker 1990, p. 743
^ https://www.mod-sales.com/pdf/62520.pdf M.O.D Sales Company Sales Notice: 62520: Ramped Craft Logistic Ex RLCV SOLD
^ "Jenna J" (PDF). Ferguson Transport & Shipping. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Baker 1998, p. 969
^ Sale of a ramped landing craft (D/DSA/MST2/2013/03570)
^ Ferguson Transport: Leslie Anne

Bibliography

Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
Prézelin, Bernard; Baker, A.D., eds. (1990). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.
"Defence Standard 00-3/Issue 3- Design Guidance For The Transportability Of Equipment", 27 May 1985, UK Ministry of Defence
British Army website RCL page
Gallery of army landing craft: http://www.rfanostalgia.org/gallery3/index.php/RFA-AMPHIBIOUS/Army/Army-Landing-Craft

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The ramped craft logistic (RCL) is a type of landing craft operated by 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army. From the early 1980s onwards it was deployed to replace the RPL (ramped powered lighter). One of their first roles was to provide logistical support during the setting up of the garrison in the Falkland Islands immediately after the Falklands War - this role was conducted by the two first of class, Arromanches and Antwerp, later stationed at the military port at Marchwood, near Southampton, RCLs were originally procured for UK, Cyprus and Hong Kong.^[1] The two based at the British base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, Andalsnes and Akyab were operated as 417 Troop of 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC. They were sold in 2014^[2]