1947 to 1967    

A229 RFA Fort Duquesne

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Call Sign: MXPQ
Shipyard: West Coast Shipbuilders





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History of UK RFA Fort Duquesne A229

1944-sep-28LaunchedLaunched as mv Queensborough Park
1947-sep-15CommissionedCommissioned into RFA as RFA Fort Duquesne
1950-novRefitRefit Fitted with flight deck in Malta and completed in Tyneside by Dec 1950, for helicopter trials.
1951-janTrialsTrials During Jan and Feb 1951, was host for experimental landings by 705 NAS Dragonfly helicopters, including VZ963.
1956-oct-31DeploymentDeployment Nile Delta Port Said Operation Musketeer supported fleet during Suez operations
1966DeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1967-aprDecommissionedDecommissioned and into reserve at Chatham
1967-jun-29Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped BE Boelwerf Breakers Yard to Jas Boel (Temse, nr Antwerp) for scrap



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