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A386 RFA Fort Austin


Royal Fleet Auxiliary

1979 to present    


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Fort I class (1978)
AO - Support Ship

Flight Deck: FA
Call Sign: GSEV

RFA Fort Austin A386



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1971-novOrdered
1975-dec-9Laid down
1978-mar-8Launched
1979-may-11Commissioned
1979-jul-12Homeportarrived HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
1982-mar-29Deployment Operation Corporate Departed Gibraltar from exercise for the South Atlantic, initially to support HMS Endurance. Left theatre 7 Jun 1982.
1983-febDeploymenton Atlantic Patrol Task (South) in support of Royal Navy presence, until Dec 1983.
1988-jun-2DeploymentRockall visit to Rockall by embarked Sea Kings of 820 NAS
2000-mayDeploymentFreetown Sierra Leone Operation Palliser ordered off Freetown, Sierra Leone to support Operation Palliser.
2003-jan-15Deployment Operation Telic departed UK for Arabian Gulf in support of 2nd Gulf War operations. Embarked 4 Sea King of 820 NAS. Returned to the Clyde on 29 May 2003.
2006-oct-11DeploymentFreetown Sierra Leone Operation Vela (Green Eagle) in support of Exercise Green Eagle phase of Operation Vela, off Sierra Leone
2008-oct-25Port Visit3 day visit to Douglas, Isle of Man.
2009-jul-14to HMNB Portsmouth for planned period of extended lay-up.
2011-may-27Refitdeparted HMNB Portsmouth under tow for refit at Cammell Laird on Merseyside.



Specifications        

    from Fort I class (1978)
8300light (tn)
23500full load (tn)
185.10length (m)
24beam (m)
9draught (m)
10000range (nm)
22max speed (knots)
23200power (shp)
1Naval Engine diesel
2Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

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