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Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Appeal
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is to carry out work on War Graves in a number of English, Scottish, and Northern Ireland Cemeteries. The list of the cemeteries concerned can be found by clicking here. Relatives of RFA casualties…
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News about the RFA as it happens
20 May 2016 – it has been reported in the Scottish Daily Record newspaper that following the crash of the Egypt Air Flight MS804 near the Greek Island of Karpathos RFA Lyme Bay has been deployed to the area with…
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11 July 1941 RFA Ennerdale (1) completed and acquired by the Admiralty. Operated as a tanker with limited LSG capability 11 July 1963 RFA Olynthus (2) laid down at Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders Ltd, Hebburn as Yard Nr 755 …
View moreRFA Fort Victoria has success chasing pirates again
Over the past few days ten pirates in two skiffs made repeated efforts to storm the Japanese owned, Singapore flagged, 2010 built, bulk carrier MV Sagar Ratan with boarding ladders. It signalled an SOS as it took evasive maneuvers…
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RFA Brambleaf (3) at Van Heyghen Recycling yard
RFA Brambleaf (3) On 18 August 2009 RFA Brambleleaf (3) sailed from Portsmouth under tow to Van Heyghen Recycling yard at Ghent, Belgium (more…)
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RFA Fort George’s identity is removed
RFA Fort George, currently coming to the end of her destoring at Liverpool, has had her identity removed. (more…)
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RFA Diligence receives a Mayday call
On 16 May 2011 RFA Diligence (A132), the Service’s Forward Repair Ship received a Mayday call from the German owned, Panamanian flagged 158,000 ton MV Artemis Glory, saying that their ship was under attack by pirates in the Gulf of…
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Commodore William Walworth OBE RFA visits the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command
Jack Taylor, director of Military Sealift Fleet Support Command (left), hosted RFA Commodore William Walworth, on the 23 February 2011, at MSFSC headquarters in Norfolk, Va. This was the Commodore’s third visit to the command. (more…)
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Louis Grima 1930 to 2011
It is with great sadness that the RFA Historical Society learnt on Thursday 3 March 2011 of the death of Mr Louis Grima, an ex RFA Seaman from Gozo, Malta. (more…)
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Appeal
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is to carry out work on War Graves in a number of English, Scottish, and Northern Ireland Cemeteries. The list of the cemeteries concerned…
View moreNews about the RFA as it happens
20 May 2016 – it has been reported in the Scottish Daily Record newspaper that following the crash of the Egypt Air Flight MS804 near the Greek Island of Karpathos…
View moreNews from the Past
11 July 1941 RFA Ennerdale (1) completed and acquired by the Admiralty. Operated as a tanker with limited LSG capability 11 July 1963 RFA Olynthus (2) laid down at…
View moreRFA Fort Victoria has success chasing pirates again
Over the past few days ten pirates in two skiffs made repeated efforts to storm the Japanese owned, Singapore flagged, 2010 built, bulk carrier MV Sagar Ratan with boarding…
View moreRFA Brambleaf (3) at Van Heyghen Recycling yard
RFA Brambleaf (3) On 18 August 2009 RFA Brambleleaf (3) sailed from Portsmouth under tow to Van Heyghen Recycling yard at Ghent, Belgium (more…)
View moreRFA Fort George’s identity is removed
RFA Fort George, currently coming to the end of her destoring at Liverpool, has had her identity removed. (more…)
View moreRFA Diligence receives a Mayday call
On 16 May 2011 RFA Diligence (A132), the Service’s Forward Repair Ship received a Mayday call from the German owned, Panamanian flagged 158,000 ton MV Artemis Glory, saying that their…
View moreCommodore William Walworth OBE RFA visits the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command
Jack Taylor, director of Military Sealift Fleet Support Command (left), hosted RFA Commodore William Walworth, on the 23 February 2011, at MSFSC headquarters in Norfolk, Va. This was the Commodore’s…
View moreLouis Grima 1930 to 2011
It is with great sadness that the RFA Historical Society learnt on Thursday 3 March 2011 of the death of Mr Louis Grima, an ex RFA Seaman from Gozo,…
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