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The Theft of a Bread Roll and Egg on the Face
At the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review of July 1935 the massed lines of 157 Royal and Merchant Naval ships were drawn up in the Solent for the Sovereign – King George V – to receive the salute of his…
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RFA Fortol Convoys
RFA Fortol (2nd 2,000 Ton Class Oilers) 1917 Convoy Depart Arrive ST.19 Freetown 8th April 1942 – Takoradi 13th April 1942 SL.126 Freetown 12th March 1943 – Destination unknown (Convoy Oiler) SL.127 Freetown 31st March 1943 – Liverpool 23rd April 1943 …
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RFA Freshwater Convoys
RFA Freshwater (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1940 Convoy Depart Arrive FBC.78 Seine Bay 10th September 1944 – Bristol Channel 12th September 1944 (Detached for Weymouth Bay)
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RFA Freshpool (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1943 Convoy Depart Arrive TBC.3 Southend 10th December 1944 – Milford Haven 13th December 1944
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RFA Freshlake (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1942 Convoy Depart Arrive En.238 Methil 4th June 1943 – Loch Ewe 6th June 1943 RV.130 Reykjavik 8th August 1944 – Loch Ewe 12th August 1944
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RFA Freshet (Fresh Class Water tanker) 1940 Convoy Depart Arrive UR.4 Loch Ewe 28th December 1941 – Reykjavik 2nd January 1941 (In tow of HM tug Frisky)
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RFA Ennerdale (Dale Class Oiler and LSG) 1941 Convoy Depart Arrive WS.8C Clyde 9th August 1941 – Scapa Flow 10th August 1941 SL.101 Freetown 21st February 1942 – Liverpool 15th March 1942 (Detached to the Clyde with a full load) KMS.1G …
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RFA Empire Salvage (Oiler) 1940 This tanker was completed on the 17th April 1940 as ‘Papendrecht’ for Dutch owners Van Ommeren, she was seized by the Germans on the 14th November and converted to a German Naval Supply Vessel, renamed…
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RFA Elmol ( 2nd 1,000 ton Class Oiler) 1917 Convoy Depart Arrive EN.43 Methil 19th December 1940 – Oban 23rd December 1940 (Detached for Dundee) ETC.69 Southend 15th August 1944 – Seine Bay 16th August 1944 (Detached to Portsmouth)
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RFA Echodale (Dale Class Oiler) 1941 Convoy Depart Arrive EN.88 Methil 19th March 1941 – Oban 22nd March 1941 (Detached to Loch Ewe in ballast) HX.124 Halifax 30th April 1941 – Liverpool 20th May 1941 OB.341 Liverpool 30th June 1941 –…
View moreThe Theft of a Bread Roll and Egg on the Face
At the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review of July 1935 the massed lines of 157 Royal and Merchant Naval ships were drawn up in the Solent for the Sovereign –…
View moreRFA Fortol Convoys
RFA Fortol (2nd 2,000 Ton Class Oilers) 1917 Convoy Depart Arrive ST.19 Freetown 8th April 1942 – Takoradi 13th April 1942 SL.126 Freetown 12th March 1943 – Destination unknown (Convoy Oiler)…
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RFA Freshwater (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1940 Convoy Depart Arrive FBC.78 Seine Bay 10th September 1944 – Bristol Channel 12th September 1944 (Detached for Weymouth Bay)
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RFA Freshpool (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1943 Convoy Depart Arrive TBC.3 Southend 10th December 1944 – Milford Haven 13th December 1944
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RFA Freshlake (Fresh Class Water Tanker) 1942 Convoy Depart Arrive En.238 Methil 4th June 1943 – Loch Ewe 6th June 1943 RV.130 Reykjavik 8th August 1944 – Loch Ewe 12th August…
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RFA Freshet (Fresh Class Water tanker) 1940 Convoy Depart Arrive UR.4 Loch Ewe 28th December 1941 – Reykjavik 2nd January 1941 (In tow of HM tug Frisky)
View moreRFA Ennerdale Convoys
RFA Ennerdale (Dale Class Oiler and LSG) 1941 Convoy Depart Arrive WS.8C Clyde 9th August 1941 – Scapa Flow 10th August 1941 SL.101 Freetown 21st February 1942 – Liverpool 15th March…
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RFA Empire Salvage (Oiler) 1940 This tanker was completed on the 17th April 1940 as ‘Papendrecht’ for Dutch owners Van Ommeren, she was seized by the Germans on the 14th…
View moreRFA Elmol Convoys
RFA Elmol ( 2nd 1,000 ton Class Oiler) 1917 Convoy Depart Arrive EN.43 Methil 19th December 1940 – Oban 23rd December 1940 (Detached for Dundee) ETC.69 Southend 15th August 1944 –…
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RFA Echodale (Dale Class Oiler) 1941 Convoy Depart Arrive EN.88 Methil 19th March 1941 – Oban 22nd March 1941 (Detached to Loch Ewe in ballast) HX.124 Halifax 30th April 1941 –…
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