RFA Tiderace (A137)
RFA Tiderace is a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Ordered from DSME in 2012, she was officially named on 1 December 2016[5] and was accepted by the Ministry of Defence in June 2017.[6] Tiderace entered service on 2 August 2018.[7]
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Name: | RFA Tiderace |
Ordered: | February 2012 |
Builder: | DSME |
Laid down: | June 2015 |
Launched: | November 2015 |
In service: | 2 August 2018 |
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Status: | In Service |
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Class and type: | Tide-class fast fleet tanker |
Displacement: | 37,000 t (36,000 long tons) |
Length: | 200.9 m (659 ft 1 in) |
Beam: | 28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)[2] |
Draft: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion: | CODELOD |
Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)[3] |
Range: | 18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi) |
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Complement: | 63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees) |
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Aircraft carried: | 1 medium helicopter |
Aviation facilities: | Full hangar facilities (Merlin/Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter |
Tiderace departed her builders in August 2017 bound for the United Kingdom.[8] She arrived at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall on 25 September 2017 for final fitting out with sensitive military equipment prior to UK sea trials and entry into service in 2018.[9][10]
References
- "Tide Class MARS Tanker". BMT Defence Services. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "DSME Announced as Winning Bid for Royal Navy's MARS Tanker Competition". Defence Professionals GmbH. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "HMS Westminster's refuelling first with new tanker RFA Tidespring". Royal Navy. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Kelvin Hughes to supply equipment for 4 MARS tankers vessels for Royal Fleet Auxiliary". NavyRecognition.com. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- British Embassy Seoul (2 December 2016). "RFA Tiderace unveiled in South Korea". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- @RfaNostalgia (28 June 2017). "Another milestone day for the #RoyalFleetAuxiliary - Acceptance of Tiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
- @NavyLookout (2 August 2018). "First of the Tide class joins Twitter... Welcome @RFATiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
- "RFA Tiderace leaves South Korea for Falmouth via American base in Japan". Falmouth Packet. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "New ship to support the aircraft carriers arrives in UK". Gov.uk. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "A&P Group wins major MoD contract to customise and support new RFA tanker fleet". A&P Group. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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