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Historical Jottings Part 2
A review of old British Newspapers has come up with four interesting articles involving ships which were to become part of the RFA or the alleged actions of certain members of the crew of RFAs. 1. On 6 April…
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Amazing Indictment before Devon Assizes
On 2 February 1917 Captain Thomas James Stayman the Master of the defensively armed cargo ship ss Claverley appeared before Mr Justice Bray and jury sitting at Devon Assizes at the Castle at Exeter charged on an indictment containing five counts…
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Two Million Page Views
The HistoricalRFA web site was created in October 2008 and we hit one million page views just over 3 years later on 6 November 2011. Our readers came from 173 countries and many were return visitors. In just over a…
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RFA BISHOPDALE enters a minefield
RFA Bishopdale entered into the RFA Service on 6 June 1937 and was one of a number of ships of the 1st DALE class of Freighting tanker. During the 2nd World War she saw service initially in the Atlantic and…
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Historical Jottings
RFA Servitor RFA Servitor entered RFA service in 1915 as an Attendant Class oiler being deployed as a harbour oiler at Rosyth and other ports along the Firth of Forth. She was sold out of service in September 1922…
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The Tides are a changing – New fleet of RFA tankers named
Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, will be called the Tide Class. The 37,000-tonne ships will come into service from 2016 to…
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Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2012
The RFA Historical Society is very pleased to report that in the latest Order under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 one RFA and one NAV have been designated under the First Schedule. The two vessels are RFA…
View moreRFA Derwentdale (1) was bombed day and night
The Allied invasion of Italy in World War 2 was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on 3 September 1943. The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on the western coast in…
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Military Intervention in Libya – NATO Medal Awarded
Following the NATO lead military intervention in Libya between 19 March 2011 and 31 October 2011 – for British Forces ‘Operation Ellamy’ – a NATO medal has been awarded. SHAPE has apparently confirmed the eligibility criteria for the…
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2012 HRFA Calendar
The 2012 Historical RFA Calendar Available to download now! Rest of the World
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Historical Jottings Part 2
A review of old British Newspapers has come up with four interesting articles involving ships which were to become part of the RFA or the alleged actions of certain members…
View moreAmazing Indictment before Devon Assizes
On 2 February 1917 Captain Thomas James Stayman the Master of the defensively armed cargo ship ss Claverley appeared before Mr Justice Bray and jury sitting at Devon Assizes at the…
View moreTwo Million Page Views
The HistoricalRFA web site was created in October 2008 and we hit one million page views just over 3 years later on 6 November 2011. Our readers came from 173…
View moreRFA BISHOPDALE enters a minefield
RFA Bishopdale entered into the RFA Service on 6 June 1937 and was one of a number of ships of the 1st DALE class of Freighting tanker. During the 2nd…
View moreHistorical Jottings
RFA Servitor RFA Servitor entered RFA service in 1915 as an Attendant Class oiler being deployed as a harbour oiler at Rosyth and other ports along the Firth of…
View moreThe Tides are a changing – New fleet of RFA tankers named
Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, will be called the Tide Class.…
View moreProtection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2012
The RFA Historical Society is very pleased to report that in the latest Order under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 one RFA and one NAV have been…
View moreRFA Derwentdale (1) was bombed day and night
The Allied invasion of Italy in World War 2 was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on 3 September 1943. The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily. The main…
View moreMilitary Intervention in Libya – NATO Medal Awarded
Following the NATO lead military intervention in Libya between 19 March 2011 and 31 October 2011 – for British Forces ‘Operation Ellamy’ – a NATO medal has been…
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