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The Albion-class landing platform dock is a class of amphibious warfare ship [5] in service with the Royal Navy. The class consists of two vessels, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, ordered in 1996 to replace the ageing Fearless class. Both ships were built by BAE Systems Marine at the former Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering yard in Barrow-in ...
HMS Albion is a landing platform dock of the Royal Navy, the first of the two-ship Albion class. Built by BAE Systems Marine in Barrow-in-Furness, Albion was launched in March 2001 by the Princess Royal. Her sister ship, Bulwark, was launched in November 2001, also from Barrow. Affiliated to the city of Chester and based in Plymouth, she is the ...
HMS Bulwark is the second ship of the Royal Navy 's Albion -class assault ships. She is one of the United Kingdom's two landing platform docks designed to put Royal Marines ashore by air and by sea. Although launched in 2001, delays caused the delivery date to be put back, and the ship entered service In 28 April 2005.
HMS Albion (L14) is an Albion-class Landing Platform Dock ship launched in 2001 and currently in service. Other RN vessels named "Albion" were; Albion II, an armed trawler taken up in 1915 and sunk by a mine in 1916. Albion II, a Bristol paddle steamer used for minesweeping in 1915. Albion III, a steam yacht, taken up from 1916 to 1919.
Albion class Landing platform dock (LPD) Albion - extended readiness (uncrewed reserve) Bulwark - extended readiness (available for reactivation if required) Decommissioned Ocean class. Landing platform helicopter ship Ocean; Fearless class. Landing platform dock ships Fearless; Intrepid; Centaur class. Commando carriers. Albion; Bulwark; Hermes
The interior configuration of the United States Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock shows features common to most LPDs. An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.
The Albion-class ships of the line were a class of five 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade. Design. Slade based the design of the Albion-class on the lines of the 90-gun ship Neptune. Ships. HMS Albion; Builder: Deptford Dockyard Ordered: 1 December 1759 Launched: 16 May 1763 Fate: Wrecked, 1797. HMS Grafton
Albion College. / 42.2445; -84.7434. Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021. The college competes in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).