Conversion to RFA ocean surveillance ships
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View moreConversion to RFA ocean surveillance ships
The offshore support vessel, MV Topaz Tangaroa has been purchased by the UK Ministry of Defence for conversion to a Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) ship. She will arrive at Cammell…
View moreRFA Fort Rosalie (1)
RFA Fort Rosalie (1) RFA Fort Rosalie (1) spent eighteen months service in the Far East supplying the largest proposition of Ammunition used by Commonwealth Navies in…
View moreTransatlantica Italiana Societa Anonima di Navigazione
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RFA Nimble Purchased by the Admiralty and based on the River Medway carrying passengers between Chatham Dockyard and Sheerness Dockyard from 1908 – RFA Nimble (Image…
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View moreThe Queens Colour RFA
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View moreOther Fort Class Auxiliaries
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View moreBLACKBURN CLASS of Naval Aviation Stores Carriers
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