Jump to content

RFA Fort Langley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dl2000 (talk | contribs) at 19:55, 8 October 2017 (en-GB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

History
Royal Fleet Auxiilary Ensign
NameRFA Fort Langley
Launched31 October 1944, as Montebello Park
Commissioned18 May 1945, as Fort Langley
DecommissionedFebruary 1970
Stricken1970
FateSold for scrapping, 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam57 ft 2 in (17.42 m)
Draught27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 ihp (1,864 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range11,400 nmi (21,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement115
Armament
  • World War II :
  • 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun
  • 8 × 20 mm AA guns

RFA Fort Langley (A230) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

The ship was launched on October 1944 as Montebello Park, and was commissioned on 18 May 1945 as Fort Langley. Transferred to the RFA in May 1954, she was decommissioned in February 1970, and laid up at Devonport. Fort Langley arrived at Bilbao for scrapping on 21 July 1970.

See also