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19471967UKRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryA229RFA Fort DuquesneMXPQ





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1944-sep-28LaunchedLaunched UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne as mv Queensborough Park
1947-sep-15CommissionedCommissioned UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne into RFA as RFA Fort Duquesne
1950-novRefitRefit UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne Fitted with flight deck in Malta and completed in Tyneside by Dec 1950, for helicopter trials.
1951-janTrialsTrials UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne During Jan and Feb 1951, was host for experimental landings by 705 NAS Dragonfly helicopters, including VZ963.
1956-oct-31DeploymentDeployment UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne Operation Musketeer supported fleet during Suez operations
1966DeploymentDeployment UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne Beira Patrol off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions.
1967-aprDecommissionedDecommissioned UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne and into reserve at Chatham
1967-jun-29Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped UK A229 RFA Fort Duquesne to Jas Boel (Temse, nr Antwerp) for scrap









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