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| {{Short description|1993 Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}} | |||
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| |Ship original cost= | |Ship original cost= | ||
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| |Ship laid down=9 |
|Ship laid down=9 March 1989 | ||
| |Ship launched=1 |
|Ship launched=1 March 1991 | ||
| |Ship sponsor= | |Ship sponsor= | ||
| |Ship christened= | |Ship christened= | ||
| |Ship completed=16 |
|Ship completed=16 July 1993 | ||
| |Ship acquired= | |Ship acquired= | ||
| |Ship commissioned=16 |
|Ship commissioned=16 July 1993 | ||
| |Ship recommissioned= | |Ship recommissioned= | ||
| |Ship decommissioned= |
|Ship decommissioned=June 2011 | ||
| |Ship maiden voyage= | |Ship maiden voyage= | ||
| |Ship in service= | |Ship in service= | ||
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| |Ship captured= | |Ship captured= | ||
| |Ship fate= Scrapped January 2013 | |Ship fate= Scrapped January 2013 | ||
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| |Ship notes= | |Ship notes= | ||
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| ==Disposal== | ==Disposal== | ||
| Under the ], the ship was identified for withdrawal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/121072/britain-details-plans-to-decimate-royal-navy-as-harrier-makes-final-flight.html|title=Britain details plans to decimate Royal Navy|publisher=www.defense-aerospace.com|accessdate=5 Jun 2017}}</ref> From March 2011 she was being stripped of stores and fittings in Liverpool, where she remained for two years. She left Liverpool on 16 January 2013 under tow destined for a Turkish ship breakers. | Under the ], the ship was identified for withdrawal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/121072/britain-details-plans-to-decimate-royal-navy-as-harrier-makes-final-flight.html|title=Britain details plans to decimate Royal Navy|publisher=www.defense-aerospace.com|accessdate=5 Jun 2017}}</ref> From March 2011 she was being stripped of stores and fittings in Liverpool, where she remained for two years. She left Liverpool on 16 January 2013 under tow destined for a Turkish ship breakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishseashipping.com/photofeatures/services/rfa/fortgeorge120311/fortgeorge120311.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060134/http://irishseashipping.com/photofeatures/services/rfa/fortgeorge120311/fortgeorge120311.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 July 2011|title=RFA Fort George|publisher=www.irishseashipping.com|accessdate=5 Jun 2017}}</ref> Her sister ship, {{RFAux|Fort Victoria|A387|6}}, remains in service as of 2023. | ||
| == See also == | |||
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishseashipping.com/photofeatures/services/rfa/fortgeorge120311/fortgeorge120311.htm|title=RFA Fort George|publisher=www.irishseashipping.com|accessdate=5 Jun 2017}}</ref> Her sister ship, {{RFAux|Fort Victoria|A387|6}}, remains in service as of 2020. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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_p.jpg) RFA Fort George (A388)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Fort George |
| Namesake | Fort George |
| Ordered | 18 Dec 1987 |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Yard number | 129 |
| Laid down | 9 March 1989 |
| Launched | 1 March 1991 |
| Completed | 16 July 1993 |
| Commissioned | 16 July 1993 |
| Decommissioned | June 2011 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped January 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 32,300 long tons (32,818 t) full load |
| Length | 203.9 m (669 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 30.3 m (99 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 47,360 hp (35,320 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Oil engines, PC2 type |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
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RFA Fort George was a combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and one of two Fort Victoria-class replenishment oilers.
Fort George was ordered from Swan Hunter in late 1987. The ship was laid down in 1989, launched by the wife of the Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Jock Slater in 1991 and commissioned in 1993. Along with RFA Fort Victoria, the ship was equipped with two Phalanx CIWS point defence guns during a refit at Tyne in 1999.
Operational history
In March 2000, the ship was equipped with five Westland Sea King helicopters and sent to Mozambique to help with disaster relief work following devastating floods. In May she accompanied the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious to Sierra Leone to support British operations to restore stability to that country. Late in the year, during a deployment in the Mediterranean, the ship helped passengers of the Greek ferry Express Samina which had run aground and sunk during a storm on 26 September.
In September 2009, Fort George, whilst working with the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke, was involved in the largest ever drugs seizure to date by the Royal Navy, when 5.5 tonnes of cocaine were seized from a converted fishing vessel MV Cristal in the Atlantic Ocean off South America.
Disposal
Under the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010, the ship was identified for withdrawal. From March 2011 she was being stripped of stores and fittings in Liverpool, where she remained for two years. She left Liverpool on 16 January 2013 under tow destined for a Turkish ship breakers. Her sister ship, RFA Fort Victoria, remains in service as of 2023.
See also
References
- "RFA Fort George (1993)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- Royal Navy "Drug Smugglers Hit By Royal Navy In Massive Cocaine Seizure". 28 September 2009.
- "drug-smugglers-hit-by-royal-navy-in-massive-cocaine-seizure". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "Britain details plans to decimate Royal Navy". www.defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "RFA Fort George". www.irishseashipping.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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