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    RFA Stromness (A344) was a fleet stores ship which served the Royal Fleet Auxiliary until sold to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command in 1983. While...
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    and HMS Lowestoft, the Ol-class "fast fleet tanker" RFA Olna and the fleet stores ship RFA Stromness. Between 29 March and 26 April 1975, Green Rover, along...
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    RFA Stromness and the frigates HMS Exmouth and HMS Mermaid. During Operation Corporate (the Falklands War), Grey Rover was the only operational RFA tanker...
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  • Island, South Atlantic Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island Stromness, a community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada RFA Stromness (A344), later USNS Saturn...
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  • t D.G.M. Averill RFA Stromness (A344) 16,792 t - attacked by A-4C on 24 May - Minor Damage J.B. Dickinson Helicopter support ship RFA Engadine (K08) 9...
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    FCDT3) The crew were transferred initially to Red Beach, then RFA Stromness the next day, and RFA Sir Tristram a day later. Thereafter she remained in San...
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  • RFA British Light RFA British Star RFA Brown Ranger RFA Broomdale RFA Burma RFA Bustler RFA C8 RFA C10 RFA C11 RFA C85 RFA C614 RFA C615 RFA C616 RFA...
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    ship RFA Lyness RFA Stromness RFA Tarbatness Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler RFA Fort George Rover-class tankers RFA Black Rover (1973) RFA Gold...
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  • turbofan engines developed by NPO Saturn MV Saturn, a 1977 Scottish ferry RFA Stromness (A344) or USNS Saturn, a British Royal Navy fleet stores ship sold to...
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    Jubilee Fleet Review, with eight other RFA vessels. On 31 May 1978, along with RFA’s Green Rover and Stromness, she departed HMNB Portsmouth involved...
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    HMS Intrepid was landed at Port San Carlos (Green Beach) and 45 Commando from RFA Stromness was landed at Ajax Bay (Red Beach). Notably, the waves of eight LCUs...
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    Gan, Addu Atoll by RFA Gold Ranger to Egmont Atoll and after their survey was completed they were brought back to Gan by RFA Stromness. Following its success...
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  • Resource) Fort-class replenishment ship (RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Fort Austin) Ness-class combat stores ship (RFA Stromness) RFA Engadine RMAS Typhoon RMAS Goosander...
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    RFA Stromness, which was also in reserve at Portsmouth, as an LPD in the initial stages, after which she would revert to her normal role. Stromness departed...
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    HMS Brilliant, HMS Broadsword, HMS Alacrity, HMS Arrow, HMS Argonaut, HMS Plymouth, RFA Sir Bedivere, RFA Sir Lancelot, RFA Sir Tristram, RFA Stromness...
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    Turkish invasion of Cyprus. On 17 September 1974 along with RFA’s Green Rover and Stromness she sailed as part of Task Group 317.2 for a Far East deployment...
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    RFA Argus is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operated by the Ministry of Defence under the Blue Ensign. Italian-built, Argus was formerly the container...
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    from 12 to 16 November and, after sailing, a rendezvous was made with RFA Stromness near Vieques to take on stores, before resuming surveys. On 2 December...
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  • Thumbnail for RFA Fort Rosalie (A385)
    RFA Fort Rosalie was the lead ship of her class of Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment ships. Fort Rosalie was originally named RFA Fort Grange...
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    841; -58.211 RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) was a Round Table-class landing ship logistics vessel belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United...
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    RFA Olmeda (A124) was an Ol-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. She was designed...
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    RFA Brambleleaf (A81) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. Originally...
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    RFA Engadine (K08) was a helicopter support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The need for Engadine was seen in the mid-1960s as more and more helicopters...
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    RFA Regent (A486) was an ammunition, explosives and stores supply ship in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). She was built by Harland and Wolff, commissioned...
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  • Thumbnail for RFA Diligence (A132)
    RFA Diligence was a forward repair ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Launched in 1981 as a support ship for North Sea oil rigs, she was chartered by...
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    NRP Bérrio (redirect from RFA Blue Rover)
    Portuguese Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter in 1969 at Hebburn, England as RFA Blue Rover (A270) of the Rover-class and from 1970 to 1993 was part of the...
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    TV Sir Tristram (L3505) formerly RFA Sir Tristram, is a Round Table-class landing ship logistics that was converted to a Special Forces Training Vessel...
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    RFA Sir Geraint (L3027) was a Landing Ship Logistic of the Round Table class. She saw service in the Falklands War and Sierra Leone. The ship was originally...
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  • Thumbnail for RFA Sir Percivale
    RFA Sir Percivale (L3036) was a Round Table class landing ship logistics (LSL) vessel belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. Sir...
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    RFA Fort Austin is a retired British Fort Rosalie-class dry stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Fort Austin was laid down at Scott Lithgow in 1975...
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