RFA Tiderace (1)

For details of RFA Tiderace (1) please see RFA Tideflow

RFA Tiderace (2)

Reproduced with permission of the MOD

Subsequent name:  

Official Number:                      9655547                                                                       

Class:                                      Fast Fleet Tanker (MARS)

Pennant No:                            A137

Signal Letters:                         GXRL

Laid down:                               8 June 2015
Builder:                                    Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea
Launched:                               28 November 2015          

Into Service:                            29 June 2017           
Out of service:                          
Fate:

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data: A class of four tankers at a total cost of £452 million – designed by BMT Defence Services, Bath

22 February 2012 ordered

6 November 2013 Ships Badge approved by the Admiralty Board

July 2014 Yard Number 7045. IMO Nr 9655547

8 December 2014 first steel cut

8 June 2015 laid down at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea

4 October 2015 Captain (X) Shaun Jones OBE RFA assumed command

Captain (X) Shaun Jones OBE RFA

10 November 2015 a shipyard worker was killed and seven were injured in a fire which broke out on an LPG carrier being built in the same dry dock as RFA Tiderace. It took the local fire brigade nearly an hour to control the blaze. A South Korean Government investigation into the blaze resulted in all work in No: 8 Dry Dock being suspended and delayed the launch (float out) of RFA Tiderace by nearly three weeks.  Source  World Maritime News

28 November 2015 launched (floated out)

19 October 2016 RFA TIDERACE on a Launch Barge

1 December 2016 officially named by her Lady Sponser Mrs Anita Lister (wife of Vice Admiral Simon R Lister CB OBE)

15 December 2016 It was reported in the House of Commons that at the naming ceremony for RFA TIDERACE 25 members of the Armed Forces and 10 MOD civilian staff were present

13 January 2017 sailed Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea on builders trials

17 January 2017 berthed at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea

18 January 2017 Captain Captain (X) Simon C Herbert RFA appointed as Commanding Officer

11 February 2017 sailed Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea on further builders trials

DSME Sea Trial Area

17 February 2017 arrived at Okpo Anchorage sailing just over one hour later

18 February 2017 berthed at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea

16 March 2017 entered dry dock at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea

8 May 2017 floated out from launch barge and berthed on E4 Berth at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for final stages of fitting out. Captain (X) Shaun P Jones OBE RFA resumed command

Image courtesy of 2nd Officer (E) A Cooper 

9 June 2017 sailed Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea on further builders trials 

10 June 2017 returned to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea after sea trials

16 June 2017 Captain (E) Peter R G Dear RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

23 June 2017 sailed Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea on further builders trials returning the same day

RFA TIDERACE (2) returns to Okpo    

29 June 2017 signed for AOC at Okpo and joined the RFA Service

5 July 2017 Captain (X) Robert H Allan OBE RFA appointed Commanding Officer

28 July 2017 sailed Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea

29 July 2017 anchored at Okpo Anchorage

1 August 2017 sailed Okpo Anchorage

3 August 2017 passed through the Kanmon Straits, Japan and entered the Inland Sea

5 August 2017 berthed at the US Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan

11 August 2017 sailed from the US Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan

27 August 2017 berthed at the US Naval Base at San Diego, California

30 August 2017 sailed San Diego, California

7 September 2017 anchored at Panama City anchorage

8 September 2017 transited the Panama Canal

10 September 2017 berthed at Curaçao

13 September 2017 sailed Curaçao

24 September 2017 arrived at Falmouth and anchored off the port

25 September 2017 berthed at Falmouth

© Gary Davies, Maritime Photographic

5 April 2018 Captain (E) Thomas M Nugent RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

 

 

 

Captain (E) Thomas M Nugent RFA

 

 

20 April 2018 sailed from Falmouth later anchoring at Falmouth anchorage

 

21 April 2018 sailed Falmouth anchorage and later sighted off Plymouth Sound

 

 

RFA Tiderace (2) off Plymouth Sound

provided by and  © RFA Nostalgia 

 

 

24 June 2018 sailed from Portland

 

29 June 2018 berthed at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

4 July 2018 sailed from Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

6 July 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy

 

19 July 2018 sailed ‘C’ Buoy, Plymouth Sound to sea

 

21 July 2018 RASed with HMS SOMERSET

 

22 July 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

 

First deck landing by a Merlin helicopter of 814 Squadron, NAS

 

 

26 July 2018 sailed Plymouth Sound

 

27 July 2018 berthed at Portland

 

2 August 2018 at Portland service of dedication

 

8 August 2018 Captain (E) Michael Hadfield RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

 

19 August 2018 sailed from Portland returning later the same day

 

22 August 2018 sailed from Portland

 

24 August 2018 arrived at Plymouth

 

28 August 2018 sailed from Plymouth returning to ‘C’ Buoy, Plymouth Sound later the same day

 

14 September 2018 sailed from ‘C’ Buoy, Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

19 September 2018 sailed from ‘C’ Buoy, Plymouth Sound

 

22 September 2018 arrived Plymouth and berthed in Devonport Dockyard

 

 RFA Tiderace alongside in Devonport Dockyard

 courtesy of RFA Nostalgia

 

 

8 October 2018 sailed early morning  from Devonport Dockyard and moored on ‘D’ Buoy in Plymouth Sound

 

courtesy of RFA Nostalgia

 

 

10 October 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

14 October 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

15 October 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

16 October 2018 “Hooked up” with RFA TIDESPRING

 

17 October 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

 

 

RFA Tidespring (2) & RFA Tiderace (2) in Plymouth Sound on 17 October 2018

kindly donated by RFA Nostalgia

 

 

22 October 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

25 October 2018 arrived at Plymouth on ‘D’ Buoy

 

2 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

5 November 2018 berthed at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

7 November 2018 sailed from Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

9 November 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

19 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

22 November 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

23 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

26 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

27 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

28 November 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

30 November 2018 entered Portsmouth Dockyard

 

6 December 2018 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

 

 

 

RFA Tiderace (2) sailing from Portsmouth Harbour

 

 

7 December 2018 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

12 December 2018 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

14 December 2018 berthed at Portland

 

28 January 2019 sailed from Portland

 

29 January 2019 anchored in the Plymouth Anchorage

 

30 January 2019 sailed from the Plymouth Anchorage

 

1 February 2019 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to D Buoy

 

4 February 2019 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning to Plymouth anchorage later in the day

 

5 February 2019 sailed Plymouth anchorage

 

11 February 2019 berthed at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

15 February 2019 sailed from Loch Striven

 

22 February 2019 arrived at Portland

 

27 February 2019 sailed from Portland

 

1 March 2019 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

4 March 2019 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

7 March 2019 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to ‘D’ Buoy

 

9 March 2019 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

14 March 2019 arrived at Portland

 

20 March 2019 sailed from Portland

 

9 April 2019 arrived at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

11 April 2019 sailed from Loch Striven for Faslane

 

19 April 2019 arrived at Glasgow Anchorage – later sailing the same day

 

20 April 2019 arrived at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

20 May 2019 berthed at Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

29 May 2019 sailed from Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

31 May 2019 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

12 June 2019 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later the same day

 

25 June 2019 arrived at Devonport

 

15 July 2019 sailed Plymouth

 

17 July 2019 berthed at Liverpool

 

31 July 2019 arrived at the Liverpool anchorage

 

2 August 2019 berthed at Birkenhead

 

10 February 2020 sailed from Birkenhead

 

23 April 2020 arrived at Liverpool

 

24 April 2020 sailed from Liverpool

 

12 May 2020 arrived at Liverpool sailing the same day

 

8 June 2020 arrived at Liverpool

 

14 June 2020 sailed Liverpool

 

21 June 2020 berthed at Devonport

 

2 July 2020 Captain Mike Lawrence RFA appointed in Command

 

3 July 2020 sailed from Devonport to sea

 

4 July 2020 berthed at Portland Port

 

20 July 2020 sailed from Portland Port berthing the same day at Plymouth Sound

 

22 July 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

24 July 2020 berthed at the Oil Fuel Depot at Loch Striven

 

1 August 2020 sailed from Loch Striven

 

7 August 2020 anchored off Portland Harbour

 

13 August 2020 berthed at Portland Port

 

17 August 2020 sailed from Portland Port

 

27 August 2020 berthed at Gibraltar

 

31 August 2020 sailed from Gibraltar

 

5 September 2020 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy

 

8 September 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

9 September 2020 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy

 

17 September 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound returning later in the day and making fast to ‘C’ Buoy again

 

22 September 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

23 September 2020 arrived at Plymouth Sound and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy

 

28 September 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

1 October 2020 berthed at Portland Port

 

26 October 2020 sailed from Portland Port to sea

 

30 October 2020 arrived from sea and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy in Plymouth Sound

 

2 November 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

4 November 2020 RASed with HMS DIAMOND

 

6 November 2020 arrived from sea and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy in Plymouth Sound

 

9 November 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

13 November 2020 arrived from sea and made fast to ‘C’ Buoy in Plymouth Sound

 

18 November 2020 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

20 November 2020 berthed at Loch Striven Naval Fuel Depot

 

25 November 2020 sailed from Loch Striven Naval Fuel Depot to sea

 

7 December 2020 berthed at Hunterston

 

14 December 2020 sailed from Hunterston

 

25 December 2020 berthed at Devonport Dockyard

 

1 January 2021 sailed from Devonport Dockyard to sea

 

10 January 2021 arrived from sea and berthed in Devonport Dockyard

 

 

 

RFA Tiderace passing Mount Wise on the way into Devonport Dockyard

© Ian Waterall

 

 

14 January 1921 moved from Devonport Dockyard to Plymouth Sound on ‘C’ Buoy

 

20 January 1921 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

27 January 2021 arrived from sea and berthed in Devonport Dockyard

 

3 February 2021 Captain Susan Cloggie-Holden MNM RFA appointed in Command

 

 

 

Captain Susan Cloggie-Holden MNM RFA

 

 

17 February 2021 sailed from Plymouth

 

19 February 2021 berthed at Portland Port

 

22 February 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

26 February 2021 arrived from sea and made fast to ‘D’ Buoy in Plymouth Sound

 

1 March 2021 sailed from Plymouth Sound to sea

 

1 April 2021 RASed with HMS LANCASTER

 

13 April 2021 berthed at Hunterston

 

18 April 2021 sailed from Hunterston

 

21 April 2021 berthed at Portland Port

 

25 April 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

5 May 2021 anchored in the Portland anchorage sailing later in the day

 

7 May 2021 anchored in the Portland anchorage sailing later in the day

 

12 May 2021 anchored in the Portland anchorage

 

14 May 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

22 May 2021 RASed with HMS PRINCE OF WALES

 

24 May 2021 berthed at Devonport Dockyard

 

14 June 2021 sailed from Devonport Dockyard to sea

 

25 June 2021 sailed from Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

12 July 2021 berthed at Hunterston

 

29 July 2021 sailed from Hunterston

 

14 August 2021 berthed at Devonport

 

1 September 2021 sailed from Devonport

 

8 September 2021 berthed at the Gareloch

 

17 September 2021 sailed from Gareloch

 

28 September 2021 RASed with HMCS Fredericton and FS Normandie

 

29 September 2021 RASed with HMS ALBION

 

 3 October 2021 sailed from Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot

 

5 October 2021 berthed at Portland Port

 

11 October 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

15 October 2021 berthed at Portland Port and then sailed the same day

 

22 October 2021 berthed at Hunterston

 

23 October 2021 sailed from Hunterson

 

4 November 2021 berthed at Portland Port

 

8 November 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

10 November 2021 berthed at Portland Port

 

21 November 2021 sailed from Portland Port

 

24 November 2021 berthed at Crombie, Fife, Scotland River Forth

 

29 November 2021 sailed from Crombie, Fife

 

3 December 2021 arrived at Plymouth Sound

 

6 December 2021 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

16 December 2021 at Plymouth anchorage

 

19 December 2021 berthed at Hunterson

 

21 December 2021 Captain (X) Simon C Herbert RFA appointed in Command

 

 

 

 

2 January 2022 sailed from Hunterson

 

4 January 2022 berthed at Devonport sailing to RAS with HMS WESTMINSTER

 

 

 

RFA Tiderace (2) from HMS Westminster 

 

 

24 January 2022 sailed from Plymouth

 

27 January 2022 RASed with USS Porter DDG78

 

30 January 2022 RASed with HMS KENT

 

31 January 2022 RASed with HNLMS Karel Doorman (No rig passed)

 

2 February 2022 at Plymouth Anchorage 

 

3 February 2022 RASed with HMS NORTHUMBERLAND,  USS Porter DDG78 and USS Roosevelt

 

4 February 2022 made fast to D Buoy, Plymouth Sound

 

7 February 2022 sailed from Plymouth Sound

 

9 February 2022 at anchor off Portland Port

 

10 February 2022 sailed from her anchorage off Portland Port

 

13 February 2022 RASed with USS Porter DDG78

 

17 February 2022 berthed at Loch Striven

 

20 February 2022 sailed from Loch Striven

 

22 February 2022 arrived at Plymouth and berthed at Devonport

 

14 March 2022 sailed from Plymouth

 

18 March 2022 anchored off Guernsey

 

21 March 2022 sailed from Gurnsey anchorage and RASed with HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH

 

24 March 2022 RASed with HMS LANCASTER (No Rig passed – FOST Thursday War) later made fast to C Buoy, Plymouth Sound

 

28 March 2022 sailed from Devonport

 

30 March 2022 RASed with USS The Sullivans

 

5 April 2022 crossed the Arctic Circle – with a Blue Nose Ceremony

 

 

 

 

 

8 April 2022 RASed with HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS RICHMOND

 

 

 

 

 

RFA TIDERACE (2) RASing  with HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS RICHMOND

 

Source MOD

 

 

12 April 2022 sailed from Reykjavik, Iceland

 

17 April 2022 berthed at Portland Port

 

18 April 2022 sailed from Portland Port berthing again at Portland Port later the same day

 

24 April 2022 sailed from Portland Port

 

27 April 2022 berthed at Portland Port

 

8 May 2022 sailed from Portland Port

 

13 May 2022 berthed at Devonport from sea

 

15 May 2022 sailed from Devonport to the sea

 

17 May 2022 berthed at Loch Striven

 

18 May 2022 sailed from Loch Striven

 

27 May 2022 berthed at Portland Port

 

22 June 2022 sailed from Portland Port

 

30 June 2022 berthed at Plymouth Sound

 

4 July 2022 sailed from Plymouth Sound to the sea

 

11 July 2022 sailed from Plymouth Sound to the sea

 

14 July 2022 berthed at Plymouth Sound

 

17 July 2022 sailed from Plymouth Sound to the sea

 

23 July 2022 berthed at Portland Port

 

11 August 2022 sailed from Portland Port

 

12 August 2022 anchored at Campbeltown