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The Albion Class Assault Ship
Albion class landing platform dock
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The Albion class is a landing platform dock, amphibious assault vessel of the fleet.
The class consists of two vessels, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark and they were ordered in 1996 under a programme known as LPD to replace the aging Fearless class. The ships were built by BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. Albion commissioned on June 19, 2003 and Bulwark on July 12, 2004. The class gives the Royal Navy the ability to land heavy forces as the ships operate the Landing Craft Utility Mark 10, capable of taking a Challenger 2 tank or all other heavy armoured vehicles that the United Kingdom operates.
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