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 RFA Fort Rosalie at HMNB Plymouth Navy Days
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Scott Lithgow |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Succeeded by | Fort Victoria class |
| Built | 1973–1979 |
| In commission | 1978–2021 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 (sold to Egypt) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment ship |
| Tonnage | 18,029 GT |
| Displacement | 23,890 tons (full load) |
| Length | 185.1 m (607 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | Sulzer 8-cylinder RND90 22,300 shp (16,600 kW), 1 shaft |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | |
| Sensors and processing systems | Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar[1] |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | Up to 4 × Westland Sea King-sized helicopters |
The Fort Rosalie or Fort class of fleet replenishment vessel of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary were designed to replenish Royal Navy taskgroups with various armaments and victualling stores while under way. Unlike the bigger Fort Victoria class, they supply dry stores and not fuel. RFA Fort Rosalie was originally known as Fort Grange but was renamed in 2000 to avoid confusion with the new Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler RFA Fort George. Both ships were withdrawn from service and later sold in 2021.
- ^ "New navigation radar system for Royal Navy". Gov.uk. 28 January 2016.