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RFA Wave King (A264)
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RFA Wave King (A182) was a Wave-class
fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
built at Govan by Harland & Wolff Ltd. In 1945, she served in the Far East with the Eastern Fleet.
She was laid up at Portsmouth
in 1956 and arrived at Barrow-in-Furness
on 16 April 1960 for scrapping.
Wave class oiler
The Wave class was a class of replenishment oilers built for service supporting the Royal Navy during the later years of the Second World War...
fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
built at Govan by Harland & Wolff Ltd. In 1945, she served in the Far East with the Eastern Fleet.
She was laid up at Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
in 1956 and arrived at Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
on 16 April 1960 for scrapping.