PLATFORM TYPE:   CUNARD ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF TRANSPORT
PLATFORM NAME:   ATLANTIC CONVEYER

DESCRIPTION:     LARGE BULK TRANSPORT
SPEED:           20KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   30 (168 DURING FALKLANDS)
DIMENSIONS:      650 x 70 x 28 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    18,000
RANGE:           12,000 AT 18KTS
POWER PLANT:     2 BOILERS
                 2 TURBINES 20,000 HP
                 2 SHAFTS

GUNS:            7.62mm MACHINE GUNS

RADARS:
    (NAVIGATION):  TYPE 1006

COUNTRIES:      UNITED KINGDOM

COMMENTS:       MOST OF THE STATISTICS ON THE ATLANTIC
                CONVEYER HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED DUE
                TO THE LACK OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

                SHE HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO AN AIRCRAFT
                FERRY DURING THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT,
                AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUNK BY AN
                EXOCET MAY 25, 1982.

 
