DNS Earl

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DNS Earl pictured operating with Spemop.

History United Kingdom Name: DNS EarlOrdered: 18 July 2011Builder: Monroe InternationalLaid down: 23 May 2012 Barrow-in-Furness, EnglandLaunched: 9 March 2013Sponsored by: The Princess RoyalCommissioned: 19 June 2013Refit: Major 2017-2019Homeport: DMNB Hartpool, LabradorMotto: No higher honor than to defend"Status: In Active Service, as of January 2022Notes: Re-dedication service: 21 December 2017Badge: File:HMS Albion badge.jpg General characteristics Class and type: Albion-class amphibious transport dockDisplacement: 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 vehiclesTroops: 405 Marines (710 overload)Crew: 325Sensors 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:

• 2 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS (from 2017)
• 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
• 4 × General purpose machine guns, 4 x HMG, 4 x Minigun

Aviation facilities: Two landing spots for helicopters up to the size of a Chinook. |}