RFA Tiderace (A137)

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Tiderace in August 2017
History
United Kingdom
NameRFA Tiderace
OrderedFebruary 2012
BuilderDSME
Laid downJune 2015
LaunchedNovember 2015
In service2 August 2018
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2- fast fleet tanker
Displacement37,000 t (36,000 long tons)
Length200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)
Beam28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)[2]
Draft10 m (32 ft 10 in)
PropulsionCODELOD
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)[4]
Range18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)
Capacity
  • Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19,000m3) and fresh water (1,300m3)
  • Lubrication oil stored in drums
  • Stowage for up to 8 × 20 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[3]
Armament*list error: list item missing markup (help)
  • 2 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × 30 mm cannons
  • 4 x MK44 Miniguns
  • 4 × General Purpose Machine Guns
Aircraft carried1 medium helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFull hangar facilities (Merlin/Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter

RFA Tiderace is a Template:Sclass2- replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Ordered from DSME in 2012, she was officially named on 1 December 2016[5] and was accepted by the Ministry of Defence in June 2017.[6] Tiderace entered service on 2 August 2018.[7]

Tiderace departed her builders in August 2017 bound for the United Kingdom.[8] 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.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Tide Class MARS Tanker". BMT Defence Services. Retrieved 23 February 2012. [dead link]
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Kelvin Hughes to supply equipment for 4 MARS tankers vessels for Royal Fleet Auxiliary". NavyRecognition.com. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ "HMS Westminster's refuelling first with new tanker RFA Tidespring". Royal Navy. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ British Embassy Seoul (2 December 2016). "RFA Tiderace unveiled in South Korea". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ @RfaNostalgia (June 29, 2017). "Another milestone day for the #RoyalFleetAuxiliary - Acceptance of Tiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @NavyLookout (August 2, 2018). "First of the Tide class joins Twitter... Welcome @RFATiderace" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "RFA Tiderace leaves South Korea for Falmouth via American base in Japan". Falmouth Packet. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ "New ship to support the aircraft carriers arrives in UK". Gov.uk. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  10. ^ "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.

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