RFA Wave Laird
1946 Wave-class oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RFA Wave Laird (A119) was an 8,187 GRT Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built in 1946 as Empire Dunbar by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham for the Ministry of Transport and completed at Wave Laird. She served until 1961 when she was laid up at HMNB Devonport. Wave Laird was scrapped in 1970 in Spain.
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Owner |
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Operator | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
Builder | Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
Yard number | 767 |
Launched | 3 April 1946 |
Completed | 30 September 1946 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1946 |
Decommissioned | 1961 |
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Honours and awards | Korea (1950–51) |
Fate | Scrapped at Gandia, Spain in March 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 16,650 long tons full load |
Length |
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Beam | 64 ft 1 in (19.53 m) |
Draught | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x Metrovick-type double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW). |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
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