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| Ship country = United Kingdom
| Ship country = Delamaria
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Delamaria}}
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Delamaria}}
| Ship name = DNS ''Earl''
| Ship name = DNS ''Earl''
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| Ship builder = [[Monroe International]]
| Ship builder = [[Monroe International]]
| Ship yard number =  
| Ship yard number =  
| Ship laid down = 23 May 2012 [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[England]]
| Ship laid down = 23 May 2012 [[Bodmonton]], [[Delamaria]]
| Ship launched = 9 March 2013
| Ship launched = 9 March 2013
| Ship sponsor = [[Anne, Princess Royal|The Princess Royal]]
| Ship sponsor = [[State of Radnor]]
| Ship christened =  
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| Ship completed =  
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* 1 × {{wp|Type 997 Artisan 3D|Type 997}} E/F-band radar (from 2017)
* 1 × {{wp|Type 997 Artisan 3D|Type 997}} E/F-band radar (from 2017)
| Ship EW =  
| Ship EW =  
| Ship armament = * 2 × 20mm [[Phalanx CIWS]] (from 2017)
| Ship armament = * 2 × 20mm {{wp|Phalanx CIWS}} (from 2017)
* 2 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]
* 2 × {{wp|Oerlikon 20 mm cannon}}
* 4 × [[FN MAG|General purpose machine gun]]s, 4 x HMG, 4 x Minigun
* 4 × {{wp|FN MAG|General purpose machine gun}}s, 4 x HMG, 4 x Minigun
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Revision as of 21:55, 29 December 2021

HMS Albion MOD 45151289.jpg
DNS Earl pictured operating with Spemop.
History
Delamaria
Name: DNS Earl
Ordered: 18 July 2011
Builder: Monroe International
Laid down: 23 May 2012 Bodmonton, Delamaria
Launched: 9 March 2013
Sponsored by: State of Radnor
Commissioned: 19 June 2013
Refit: Major 2017-2019
Homeport: DMNB Hartpool, Labrador
Motto: No higher honor than to defend"
Status: In Active Service, as of January 2022
Notes: Re-dedication service: 21 December 2017
Badge: File:HMS Albion badge.jpg
General characteristics
Class and type: Albion-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 19,560 t (19,250 long tons; 21,560 short tons)
Length: 176 m (577 ft 5 in)
Beam: 28.9 m (94 ft 10 in)
Draught: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V 32E diesel generators
  • 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 4R 32E diesel generators
  • GE Power Conversion Full Electric Propulsion System, 2x Electric Motors and Drives
  • bow thruster
Speed: 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Range: 8,000 miles (7,000 nmi; 13,000 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
  • 2 × Pacific 22 Mk2
  • 4 × LCU MK10
  • 4 × LCVP MK5
Capacity: 67 vehicles
Troops: 405 Marines (710 overload)
Crew: 325
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 2 × Type 1007/8 I-band radars
  • 1 × Type 996 E/F band radar (until 2011)
  • 1 × Type 997 E/F-band radar (from 2017)
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Two landing spots for helicopters up to the size of a Chinook.