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RFA Fort Dunvegan

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1944 Fort-class stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Fort Dunvegan
Launched28 February 1944
AcquiredTransferred to the RFA on 19 March 1951
Commissioned14 April 1944
Decommissioned1968
FateScrapped at Kaohsiung in 1968
General characteristics
Class and typeFort class stores ship
Tonnage7,243 GRT, 4,062 NRT, 6,711 DWT
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam57 ft 2 in (17.42 m)
Draught26 ft 11.5 in (8.22 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 cyl triple expansion steam
  • 2,500 ihp (1,860 kW)
  • One shaft.
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Range11,400 nautical miles (21,110 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement115
Armament

RFA Fort Dunvegan (A160) was a stores issuing ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

References

  1. "Fort Dunvegan". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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