''Landing ship logistics'' (LSL) was a term used by the United Kingdom

armed forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a ...

to describe the Round Table class of landing ship used in the support of

amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach. Through history the operations were conduc ...

missions. These ships were operated by the

Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RF ...

.Preston, p. 535 The last ship in service sailed home for the last time in 2008 and the class has been replaced by the new Bay class ships, which are described as

landing ship dock A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious vehicles. Some ships with well decks, such as the Soviet Ivan Rogov class landing shi ...

(LSD).

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* Ship types Amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom Royal Fleet Auxiliary {{UK-mil-stub