The RFA Ship of the Year Trophy

RFA Ship of the Year TrophyThis is the Surface Flotilla Efficiency Trophy, awarded annually to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship that makes the most significant contribution to Afloat Sustainment during the reporting year.

 

 

This is the Surface Flotilla Efficiency Trophy, awarded annually to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship that makes the most significant contribution to Afloat Sustainment during the reporting year. It is a recycled piece of silverware which was originally presented to the RFA, to commemorate the launch of RFA TIDESPRING on the 11 December 1962, at Newcastle. Sponsorship by Hempel Paint UK Ltd; enabled the refurbishment of this trophy and the production of a plinth and silver collar, which is engraved annually with the name of the winning ship.

 

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The Roll of Honour:

  1. RFA WAVE KNIGHT           Carrier Strike Re-generation Deployment – ORION
  2. RFA FORT GEORGE           Task Force Deployment – AURIGA
  3. RFA ORANGELEAF             2012 – FOST tanker
  4. RFA CARDIGAN BAY          2013 – Support of UK & multi-national MCM Forces
  5. RFA GOLD ROVER              2014 –
  6. RFA LYME BAY                  2015 – Disaster Relief support after Tropical Storm Erica and the Catagory 4 Hurricane Joaquin in the Caribbean