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Ol-class large fleet tanker (1965) Olmeda; Olna; Olwen; Tide (I)-class fleet replenishment tanker (1963) Tidespring; Tidepool; Leaf-class support tanker, Blythswood Shipbuilding Company type (1960) Pearleaf; Leaf-class support tanker, Blyth Drydock & Engineering Company type (1960) Plumleaf; Leaf-class support tanker, Furness Shipbuilding ...
Pages in category "Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The list includes merchant tankers as well as naval tankers that do not fall into more specialized lists such as List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and List of Type T2 Tanker names.
The Tide-class tanker (formerly the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) project) is a class of four fast fleet tankers that entered service with the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 2017. The 37,000 t ships provide fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world.
On 4 February 1963, an order had been placed for three ships, to be known as the Olynthus class. They were designed by the builders to meet specific requirements. When they entered service they were the largest and fastest ships in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, capable of operating 3 x Westland Sea King helicopters. [2]
The Ol-class coastal tankers were a class of harbour or port oilers used by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. They were built between 1945–46 and served for just over twenty years.
The Wave-class tankers are a class of fast fleet tankers in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The class is tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. There are two ships in the class, RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler.
RFA Olna (A123) was the third and final of the three Ol-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. When she entered service she was one of the largest and fastest ships in the RFA Fleet. Olna saw service in the Falklands War and the Gulf War.