RFA Fort Charlotte

History
Name	RFA Fort Charlotte
Launched	12 February 1944, as Buffalo Park
Acquired	1945
Commissioned	11 June 1948
Decommissioned	1967
Renamed	Fort Charlotte, 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping, January 1968
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,201 gross register tons (GRT); 3,791 NT; 8,572 tonnes deadweight (DWT);
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	57 ft 2 in (17.42 m)
Draught	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion	1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 ihp (1,864 kW); 1 shaft;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	11,400 nmi (21,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	115
Armament	World War II :; 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun; 8 × 20 mm AA guns;

RFA Fort Charlotte (A236) was a stores issuing ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Launched on 12 February 1944 as Buffalo Park, the ship was acquired by the Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Fort Charlotte. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 11 June 1948. Decommissioned in 1967, she was sold to Singapore breakers in January 1968.

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