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RFA Tiderace (A137)

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Tiderace.
Tiderace in August 2017
History
United Kingdom
NameRFA Tiderace
OrderedFebruary 2012
BuilderDSME
Laid downJune 2015
LaunchedNovember 2015
In service2 August 2018
HomeportMarchwood Military Port, Southampton[1]
Identification
StatusIn extended readiness as of April 2024
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTide-class fast fleet tanker
Displacement37,000 t (36,000 long tons)
Length200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)
Beam28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)[3]
Draft10 m (32 ft 10 in)
PropulsionCODELOD
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)
Capacity
  • Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19,000 m³) and fresh water (1,400 m³)
  • Lubrication oil stored in drums
  • Stowage for up to 8 ft × 20 ft containers
Complement63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System
  • Servowatch IPMS System
  • 3 × SharpEye radar[4]
Armament
Aircraft carried1 medium helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFull hangar facilities (Merlin/Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter

RFA Tiderace is a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Ordered from DSME in 2012, she was officially named on 1 December 2016[8] and was accepted by the Ministry of Defence in June 2017.[9] Tiderace entered service on 2 August 2018.[10]

Tiderace departed her builders in August 2017 bound for the United Kingdom.[11] She arrived at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall on 25 September 2017 for final fitting out with sensitive military equipment prior to UK sea trials and entry into service in 2018.[12][13] As of April 2024, she was reported to be in "extended readiness" (uncrewed reserve).[14]

  1. ^ "FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy" (PDF). What do they know?. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Tide Class MARS Tanker". BMT Defence Services. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ "DSME Announced as Winning Bid for Royal Navy's MARS Tanker Competition". Defence Professionals GmbH. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Kelvin Hughes to supply equipment for 4 MARS tankers vessels for Royal Fleet Auxiliary". NavyRecognition.com. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Last ditch defence – the Phalanx close-in weapon system in focus". Navy Lookout. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ British Embassy Seoul (2 December 2016). "RFA Tiderace unveiled in South Korea". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ @RfaNostalgia (28 June 2017). "Another milestone day for the #RoyalFleetAuxiliary - Acceptance of Tiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @NavyLookout (2 August 2018). "First of the Tide class joins Twitter... Welcome @RFATiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "RFA Tiderace leaves South Korea for Falmouth via American base in Japan". Falmouth Packet. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ "New ship to support the aircraft carriers arrives in UK". Gov.uk. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ "A&P Group wins major MoD contract to customise and support new RFA tanker fleet". A&P Group. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ @NavyLookout (5 April 2024). "@RFATiderace is officially 'in maintenance' @CammellLaird but actually has been significantly store robbed and is now at extended readiness indefinitely (Laid up next to @RFAFortVictoria)" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via Twitter.
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