1944 Fort-class stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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History |
United Kingdom |
Name | RFA Fort Dunvegan |
Launched | 28 February 1944 |
Acquired | Transferred to the RFA on 19 March 1951 |
Commissioned | 14 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1968 |
Fate | Scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1968 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Fort class stores ship |
Tonnage | 7,243 GRT, 4,062 NRT, 6,711 DWT |
Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
Draught | 26 ft 11.5 in (8.22 m) |
Propulsion |
- 3 cyl triple expansion steam
- 2,500 ihp (1,860 kW)
- One shaft.
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Range | 11,400 nautical miles (21,110 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 115 |
Armament | |
RFA Fort Dunvegan (A160) was a stores issuing ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[1]
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