RFA Fort George (A388)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 18 December 1987 |
| Laid down: | 9 March 1989 |
| Launched: | 1 March 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 16 July 1993 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 32,300 tonnes |
| Length: | 203.9 m |
| Beam: | 30.3 m |
| Draught: | 9.7 m |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 95 RFA 15 RN 24 RNSTS 154 RN Air Squadron personnel |
| Armament: | 2 Phalanx CIWS 4 BMARC 30 mm guns |
| Aircraft: | |
| Motto: | |
RFA Fort George (A388) is a combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Fort George was ordered from Swan Hunter in late 1987. The ship was laid down in 1989, launched by the wife of the Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Jock Slater in 1991 and commissioned in 1993. Along with RFA Fort Victoria, the ship was equipped with two Phalanx CIWS anti-aircraft guns during a refit at Tyne in 1999.
In March 2000, the ship was equipped with five Sea King helicopters and sent to Mozambique to help with disaster relief work following devastating floods. In May she accompanied HMS Illustrious to Sierra Leone to support British operations to restore stability to that country. Late in the year, during a deployment in the Mediterranean, the ship helped passengers of the Greek ferry Express Samina which had run aground and sunk during a storm on 26 September.
External links
| Fort-class replenishment ship |
| Fort Victoria | Fort George |
| List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
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