RFA Wave Emperor

RFA Wave Emperor (A 100) was a Wave-class oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Haverton Hill by the Furness Shipbuilding Company.

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Wave Emperor
Ordered	3 February 1943
Builder	Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill
Laid down	19 May 1943
Launched	16 October 1944
Commissioned	20 December 1944
Stricken	1959
Fate	Laid up at Portland in the late 1950s. Arrived in Barrow for demolition on 19 June 1960
General characteristics
Class & type	Wave-class oiler
Displacement	16,650 tons full load
Length	492 ft 5 in (150.09 m)
Beam	64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
Draught	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion	2 x Parsons double reduction geared steam turbines. 6,800 shp. Single shaft.
Speed	14.5 knots

External links

• Wave Class Oilers - website on Oilers by Jeremy Olver.