RFA Tidesurge (A138)

RFA Tidesurge is a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Ordered from DSME in 2012, she was officially named on 29 August 2017.[7]

RFA Tidesurge in Cornwall on 27 March 2018.
History
United Kingdom
Name: RFA Tidesurge
Ordered: February 2012
Builder: DSME
Laid down: 7 December 2015
Launched: 4 June 2016[1]
Sponsored by: Lady Joanna Woodcock[2]
In service: 20 February 2019
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics [3]
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)[4]
Draft: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: CODELOD
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)[5]
Range: 18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)
Capacity:
  • Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19,000m3) and fresh water (1,300m3)
  • Lubrication oil stored in drums
  • Stowage for up to 8 × 20 containers
Complement: 63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System
  • Servowatch IPMS System
  • 3 × SharpEye radar[6]
Armament:
  • 2 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × 30 mm cannons
Aircraft carried: 1 medium helicopter with full hangar facilities (Merlin / Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter

Tidesurge was accepted off contract on 15 November 2017. She arrived at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall, on 27 March 2018 for final fitting out with sensitive military equipment prior to UK sea trials.[8] Tidesurge was accepted into service in 20 February 2019.[2]

References

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