Operation Zealous was an operation to provide, on standby, naval support and facilities to assist in the evacuation of British nationals from Uganda between October 1972 to December 1972.

Operation Zealous was an operation to provide, on standby, naval support and facilities to assist in the evacuation of British nationals from Uganda between October 1972 to December 1972

Three RFA ships were deployed off East Africa as part of this operation – RFA’s Tidepool, Tidereach and Tidesurge.