HMAS Choules

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HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being purchased by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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IMO 9240756; L100; L100; RFA Largs Bay
length 176.6 metre, 
dock landing ship, Bay-class landing shipRoyal Australian Navy, His Majesty's Naval Service, Swan Hunter

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    2006-11-28T00:00:00Z
    2006-11-28T00:00:00Z
    2006 HMAS Choules
    2002-01-28T00:00:00Z
    2002-01-28T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z
    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    2000-12-18T00:00:00Z
    2000-12-18T00:00:00Z
    order
    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z
    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    Stern of HMAS Choules July 2022Stern of HMAS Choules July 2022
    Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion return to HMAS Choules on combat rubber raiding crafts alongside Australian Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, after a beach drill as part of Exercise Black Jack 25Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion return to HMAS Choules on combat rubber raiding crafts alongside Australian Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, after a beach drill as part of Exercise Black Jack 25
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