---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- Wave class ---- Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A389 RFA Wave Knight Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A390 RFA Wave Ruler --More--
2003 to present A390 RFA Wave Ruler
IMO: 9168609 MMSI: 235519000 Flight Deck: Call Sign: GCVR Shipyard: Kvaerner (Govan)
---Filter--- Ordered Launched Commissioned Port Visit Refit Deployment Aircraft 1997-mar-12 Ordered Ordered originally to be built by Vickers at Barrow, construction was moved to Govan, to save that yard. 2001-feb-09 Launched Launched at Govan, Yard No 321 2003-apr-27 Commissioned Commissioned 2006-jun-23 Aircraft Aircraft temporarily assigned Lynx HAS.3 XZ228 as 218 Flt / 335 until early Jul 2006 2008-aug Aircraft Aircraft assigned to 815 Squadron assigned Lynx HMA.8 ZF557 as Ships Flt, until c Dec. 2008-sep Deployment Deployment Hurricane Ike relief operations Sent for 5 day relief mission as part of British contribution, in company with HMS Iron Duke . 2008-oct-03 Port Visit Port Visit Port of Havana start of a 5 day visit to Havana, Cuba while otherwise engaged in Caribbean anti-drug operations. 2010-feb Deployment Deployment departed Portland Harbour for 21 month Atlantic Patrol Task (North) assignment, returning 12 Dec 2011. 2010-nov-04 Deployment Deployment while on Atlantic Patrol Task (North), arrived at St Lucia after Hurricane Tomas for humanitarian relief duties 2011-jul-22 Port Visit Port Visit George Town HSB Met with Cayman Islands emergency planners in preparation for the 2011 Hurricane . 2011-aug Deployment Deployment ordered to Turks and Caicos Islands for humanitarian support, after Hurricane Irene struck. 2012-sep Deployment Deployment Assigned as Support Ship to CTF 53 in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Also took up Gulf Readiness Tanker tasking from Oct 2012. Relieved by RFA Fort Victoria and returned to UK via Gibraltar in Jan 2013, for refit. 2014-jan Deployment Deployment Left UK for Gulf support tanker deployment, relieving RFA Fort Victoria , as part of Operation Kipion . Relieved in turn by RFA Fort Victoria on station on 2 Jul 2015 2017-aug-01 Deployment Deployment North Western Approaches Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 supporting Warships engaged in Exercise 2017-sep Refit Refit Cammell Laird Began refit (Completed Apr 2018) on Merseyside 2018-apr-18 Seaforth Docks Entered lay up period and into Extended Readiness on Merseyside, after a refit.
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