RFA Honour
RFA History
RFA Ships
Historical RFA
RFA Honour
RFA History
RFA Ships
RFA Operations since 1905
RFA Operations
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: –
1997 Operation Caxton
In July 1995, the island of Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano, dormant throughout recorded history, rumbled to life and began an eruption which eventually buried the island’s capital, Plymouth, in more than 12 metres (39 ft) of mud, destroyed its airport and docking facilities,…
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1941 Operation Dervish
Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy originally sailed from Liverpool on 12 August…
View more1983 Operation Urgent Fury
The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was an invasion ordered by U.S. President Ronald Reagan of the nation of Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 100 miles north of Venezuela, and over 1,500 miles southeast of the United States. (more…)
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1975-76 The 3rd Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights around the coast of Iceland. (more…)
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1972-73 Operation Dewey – the 2nd Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights around the coast of Iceland. (more…)
View more1958-61 Operation Mint – the 1st Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights around the coast of Iceland. (more…)
View more1923 The Great Kanto Earthquake
The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58:44 am JST on September 1, 1923. Varied accounts hold that the duration of the earthquake was between 4 and 10 minutes. (more…)
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1944 Operation Shingle
Operation Shingle (22 January 1944 – 1 February 1944), during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. (more…)
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1956 Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a military attack on Egypt by Britain, France and Israel commencing on 29 October 1956. (more…)
View more1968 The Loss of INS Dakar
INS Dakar (77-?) was a modified British T class submarine previously HMS Totem (P352) of the Royal Navy. Built at H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, she was launched on 28 September 1943 and served in the Royal Navy until she was purchased by Israel, along with two of her T-class sisters, in 1965.…
View more1997 Operation Caxton
In July 1995, the island of Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano, dormant throughout recorded history, rumbled to life and began an eruption which eventually buried the island’s capital, Plymouth, in more than…
View more1941 Operation Dervish
Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi…
View more1983 Operation Urgent Fury
The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was an invasion ordered by U.S. President Ronald Reagan of the nation of Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 100 miles north of Venezuela, and over 1,500 miles southeast of…
View more1975-76 The 3rd Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights…
View more1972-73 Operation Dewey – the 2nd Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights…
View more1958-61 Operation Mint – the 1st Cod War
The Cod Wars, which have also been called the Iceland Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations between 1958 and 1976 between the United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights…
View more1923 The Great Kanto Earthquake
The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58:44 am JST on September 1, 1923. Varied accounts hold that the duration of the earthquake was between 4 and 10 minutes.…
View more1944 Operation Shingle
Operation Shingle (22 January 1944 – 1 February 1944), during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. (more…)
View more1956 Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a military attack on Egypt by Britain, France and Israel commencing on 29 October 1956. (more…)
View more1968 The Loss of INS Dakar
INS Dakar (77-?) was a modified British T class submarine previously HMS Totem (P352) of the Royal Navy. Built at H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, she was launched on 28 September 1943 and served in the Royal Navy until she was purchased…
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