RFA Fort Victoria
1994 Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RFA Fort Victoria is a Fort-class combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. She is now the only member of her class.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Fort Victoria |
Namesake | Fort Victoria (Isle of Wight) |
Ordered | 23 April 1986 |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom |
Laid down | 15 September 1988 |
Launched | 4 May 1990 |
Commissioned | 24 June 1994 |
Homeport | Marchwood Military Port, Southampton[1] |
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Status | Ship in active service but refit/reduced readiness (skeleton crew on board for ship maintenance) in 2024[2][3] |
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Class and type | Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler |
Displacement | 31,565 t (31,066 long tons) full load |
Length | 203.5 m (667 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 30.4 m (99 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Crossley-Pielstick V16 medium speed diesels, 2 shafts, 25,083 bhp (18,704 kW) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Sea Gnat decoy launcher system[5] |
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