RFA Fort Victoria - A387



Name: RFA Fort Victoria
Namesake: Fort Victoria (Isle of Wight)
Ordered: 23 April 1986
Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom
Laid down: 15 September 1988
Launched: 4 May 1990
Commissioned: 24 June 1994
Identification: Pennant number: A387
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler
Displacement: 31,565 t (31,066 long tons) full load
Length: 203.9 m (669 ft 0 in)
Beam: 30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)
Draught: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 2 × Crossley-Pielstick V16 medium speed diesels, 2 shafts, 25,083 bhp (18,704 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement:
  • 95 RFA
  • 15 RN
  • 24 RNSTS
  • 154 RN Air Squadron personnel
Armament:
Aviation facilities:
  • Hangar for 3 × Merlin helicopters
  • 2 spot flight deck

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