RFA Retainer
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 11 October 1948 |
| Launched | 19 January 1950 |
| Commissioned | July 1954 |
| Decommissioned | April 1978 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5293470 |
| Fate | Demolished at Barcelona on 29 October 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 14,400 tons full load |
| Length | 477 ft 2 in (145 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft 2 in (19 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft .75 in (8 m) |
| Propulsion | 6-cylinder Scott-Doxford diesel engine |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Aircraft carried | Fitted with a small landing platform |
RFA Retainer (A329) was an armament support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
In 1959, Retainer was used with the missile trials ship HMS Girdle Ness for trials of replenishment at sea with the new Seaslug missile.[1]
References
- ^ "Seaslug transfer". RFA Nostalgia. 1959. Imperial War Museum A 34233.
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