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HMS Albion (L14)
HMS ''Albion'' is an amphibious transport 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 ninth ship to carry the name ''Albion'' (after Albion, an ancient name of Great Britain), stretching back to the 74-gun 1763 warship, and last carried by an aircraft carrier decommissioned in 1973 after 29 years service. Designed as an amphibious warfare ship, ''Albion'' carries troops, normally Royal Marines, and vehicles up to the size of the Challenger 2 main battle tank. She can deploy these forces using four Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) and four Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVPs). A flight deck supports helicopter operations.
''Albion''s future came under review as part of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review. She was the fleet flagship from December 2010〔http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/HmsAlbionAssumesRoleOfFleetFlagship.htm〕 until October 2011.〔(BBC News ) HMS Bulwark becomes Royal Navy's new flagship (19 October 2011)〕〔(Royal Navy ) BULWARK TAKES OVER AS UK FLAGSHIP AFTER NINE-MONTH WORK-OUT (18 October 2011)〕
==Operational history==
Ordered for the Royal Navy on 18 July 1996, ''Albion'' was constructed by BAE Systems Marine at their shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The ship was laid down on 23 May 1998, and launched on 9 March 2001. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 19 June 2003 by her sponsor Anne, Princess Royal. ''Albion'' is the nameship of the ''Albion''-class landing platform dock, which also includes ''Bulwark''. The ship also carries a permanently embarked Royal Marines landing craft unit, 6 Assault Squadron, Royal Marines.
Along with sister ship ''Bulwark'' and the helicopter carrier ''Ocean'' (L12), ''Albion'' forms a key part of the Royal Navy's amphibious warfare capability. The ship can carry up to 256 soldiers in normal conditions, ordinarily Royal Marines. It can also carry their various associated armoured vehicles, up to the size of the Challenger 2 main battle tank. Vehicles can be deployed through an internal dock, using the ship's complement of four Landing Craft Utility (LCUs), while troops can be deployed from davits using four Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVPs). Also equipped with a flight deck, the ship can operate two helicopters, with a third parked.〔http://dev1.acms.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/assault-ships/albion-class/hms-albion/index.htm〕
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