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The Demise of RFA Orangeleaf (3)
Copyright acknowledged RFA Orangeleaf (3) was bareboat chartered by the MOD(N) and formally named Orangeleaf on 2 May 1984 by Mr A…
RFA’s on Russian Convoys
RFA’s on Russian Convoys In 1947 the Admiralty’s Naval Stores Department commenced to issue quarterly, the Department’s “Naval Stores Journal”. Members of the…
Surgeon Robert Noel McKinstry OBE RFA
Robert Noel McKinstry was born on 25 December 1892 in Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland and graduated from Queens University, Belfast in 1914 On…
Requisitioned Auxiliaries of World War 1
Requisitioned Auxiliaries of World War 1 Regular visitors to the site will have noticed that not only do the RFA Historical Society…
RFA Maine (4) goes to War in support of United States Forces
When the Korean War broke out in 1950 the 7,515 ton Hospital Ship RFA Maine (4) was at Kobe, Japan with units of the…
What Ships?
Can anyone identify either or both of the two RFA ships shown on the image below please? If you can offer a reasoned…
The loss of RFA Darkdale on 22 October 1941
We had onboard 3,000 tons of fuel oil, 850 tons of aviation spirit, 500 tons of diesel oil, also lubricating oil and coal. We…
Help please to identify another tanker involved in a RAS
The Editors of the RFA Historical Society are seeking readers help to identify the tanker shown in the photograph posted above. The…
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Ships Tee Shirts
Over recent years a number of RFA ships have had tee shirts designed and printed for crew members. The designs are colourful and…
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