RFA ''Sir Lamorak'' (L3532) was a temporarily chartered roll-on roll-off ferry of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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. It was procured to fill a gap caused by damage to and loss of
Round Table class landing ship
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Specialized shipping can be divided into two types, most crud ...
s during the
Falklands War
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.
Launched in September 1972 as ''Anu'', the ship was acquired by the RFA, renamed ''Sir Lamorak'', and commissioned on 11 March 1983. Decommissioned on 20 January 1986 and returned to the owners, she was renamed ''Merchant Trader'' in 1986. More name changes followed; ''Mols Trader'' in 1987, ''Mads Mols'' in 1988, ''Pride of Portsmouth'' in 1989, ''Norman Commodore'' in 1991, and ''Fjärdvägen'' in 1995, which she is called to this day.
Amphibious warfare vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1972 ships
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