Appendix 3: User Requirement
Defence’s evaluation and subsequent purchase of Mercandian
Queen II was based on the document ‘MILITARY SEALIFT SHIP (MSS): USER REQUIREMENT Version as
at 6 Dec 92’, which is summarised below.
The fundamental requirement is for ship to be able to
transport a range of Ready Reaction Force stores, vehicles and equipment, plus up to 150
troops, and autonomously unload alongside an unimproved wharf.