RFA Sea Crusader (A96)
Fast sealift ship chartered to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RFA Sea Crusader was a fast sealift ship chartered to Britain's Royal Fleet Auxiliary between 1996 and 2003 and subsequently in commercial service with Cobelfret on North Sea routes as MV Celestine. She was described by the RFA as a "Strategic Lift Ro-Ro".
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RFA Sea Crusader |
Ordered | 17 March 1995 |
Builder | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sakaide, Japan |
Yard number | 1465 |
Laid down | 18 March 1996 |
Launched | 7 June 1996 as Celestine |
Commissioned | 10 October 1996 and renamed Sea Crusader |
Decommissioned | 7 August 2003 |
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Fate | Returned to owners in 2003 and name reverted to Celestine |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sealift |
Tonnage | 23,986 GT |
Length | 162.49 m (533 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 25.2 m (82 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 6.52 m (21 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × 7 cyl Kawasaki MAN-B&W 7L40/54 diesels of 6,690 shp each |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Complement | 17 |
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