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RFA ships have been involved in naval operations, humanitarian and life saving actions in both peace and war since the Service’s formation in 1905.

Details of the operations or actions where RFA’s were involved are listed below.

This list is far from complete and as further research identifies additional operations, humanitarian and life saving actions these will be added with as much back ground details as can be ascertained: –

1945 Operation Scottish

Between 11 to 30 March 1945 Operation Scottish was put in place with the object of ensuring safe passage for Convoys JW and RA 65 to and from North Russia. (more…)

2010 Operation Panlake

OP Panlake was the UK’s military contribution to the humanitarian relief effort following the earthquake in Haiti. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary contributed to the humanitarian relief effort by deploying RFA Largs Bay loaded with vital stores, at the request of…

1945 Operation Deadlight

Operation Deadlight was the code name for the scuttling of U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II. (more…)

1977 Operation Journeyman

In the late 1970’s a very secret operation took place that was kept under wraps until the Falklands war of 1982. In November 1977 a group of fifty Argentinean “Scientists” landed on the island of South Thule, part of the Falkland Islands Dependency…

1942 Operation Stab

Operation STAB was a diversionary operation to suggest landing operations on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean and involved, in part, three Dummy Convoys on passage from Vizagapatam, Madras and Trincomalee towards those islands. (more…)

1944 Operation Tungsten

Operation Tungsten was one of a number of aerial attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz while she was in Norwegian waters (the Altenfjord) by the Fleet Air Arm (the air units of the Royal Navy). (more…)

1941 Operation Rupert / R4

Operation Rupert R4 was part of the general British response to the German move on Norway in 1941 and involved units of the Home Fleet including the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious, a cruiser and a number of destroyers (more…)

1945 Operation Dukedom

The Battle of the Malacca Strait, sometimes called the Sinking of the Haguro, and in Japanese sources as the Battle off Penang, was a naval battle that resulted from the British search and destroy operation in May, 1945, called Operation…

1945 Operation Dracula

During World War II, Operation Dracula was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack on Rangoon by British and Indian forces, part of the Burma Campaign. (more…)

2000 Operation Barras

Operation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000. The men on the ground nicknamed the dangerous mission ‘Operation Certain…

1945 Operation Scottish

Between 11 to 30 March 1945 Operation Scottish was put in place with the object of ensuring safe passage for Convoys JW and RA 65 to and from North…

2010 Operation Panlake

1945 Operation Deadlight

Operation Deadlight was the code name for the scuttling of U-boats surrendered to the Allies after the defeat of Germany near the end of World War II. (more…)

1977 Operation Journeyman

In the late 1970’s a very secret operation took place that was kept under wraps until the Falklands war of 1982. In November 1977 a group of fifty Argentinean “Scientists” landed…

1942 Operation Stab

1944 Operation Tungsten

1941 Operation Rupert / R4

Operation Rupert R4 was part of the general British response to the German move on Norway in 1941 and involved units of the Home Fleet including the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious,…

1945 Operation Dukedom

The Battle of the Malacca Strait, sometimes called the Sinking of the Haguro, and in Japanese sources as the Battle off Penang, was a naval battle that resulted from the…

1945 Operation Dracula

During World War II, Operation Dracula was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack on Rangoon by British and Indian forces, part of the Burma Campaign. (more…)

2000 Operation Barras

Operation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000. The…

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