“O” Boat Engine rooms
The RFA Service having passed through the Wave, Old Tide and New Tide classes of steam ship from 1945 to 1963 saved the best to the end before all RFA steam ship construction ceased in favour of motor ships. The…
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As mentioned in my remembrances as a junior engineer on the Tidereach all of the old Tide boats (Reach, Flow, Surge and Austral) where designed by a committee incorporating all the experience learned from the second world war. This in…
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The RFA Service having passed through the Wave, Old Tide and New Tide classes of steam ship from 1945 to 1963 saved the best to the end before all RFA…
View moreOld “Tide Boat” Engine Room
As mentioned in my remembrances as a junior engineer on the Tidereach all of the old Tide boats (Reach, Flow, Surge and Austral) where designed by a committee incorporating all…
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