RFA Fort Rosalie (A385)
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For other ships with the same name, see RFA Fort Rosalie.
RFA Fort Rosalie was the lead ship of her class of Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment ships. Fort Rosalie was originally named RFA Fort Grange, but was renamed in May 2000 to avoid confusion with the now-decommissioned RFA Fort George. On 31 March 2021, the ship was withdrawn from service.[1]
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Fort Rosalie in the Arabian Sea, in February 2018 | |
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Name | RFA Fort Rosalie |
Operator | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
Ordered | November 1971 |
Builder | Scott Lithgow |
Laid down | 9 November 1973 |
Launched | 9 December 1976 |
Commissioned | 6 April 1978 |
Out of service | 31 March 2021[1] |
Refit | 20 May 2008 |
Homeport | Marchwood Military Port, Southampton[2] |
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Status | Decommissioned; sold to Egypt [3] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship |
Type | Stores Ship |
Displacement | 23,384 tons |
Length | 185.1 m (607 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Speed | 22 knots (40.7 km/h) |
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Service record | |
Commanders: | Captain Ross Ferris, OBE, MVO |
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