---- 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-- ---- Ness class ---- Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A339 RFA Lyness Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A344 RFA Stromness Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A345 RFA Tarbatness --More--
1967 to 1983 A344 RFA Stromness
---Filter--- Ordered Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: transfered Port Visit Deployment Aircraft 1964-dec-07 Ordered Ordered 1965-oct-05 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Wallsend) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2017 1966-sep-16 Launched Launched 1967-aug-10 Commissioned Commissioned 1967-oct-09 Deployment Deployment Gulf of Aden visit from 78 Sq Wessex HC.2 XR500 for VERTREP, while off Aden. 1970-nov Deployment Deployment Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in Bhola Cyclone relief efforts 1970-dec Aircraft Aircraft Operation Epigram assigned Wessex HU.5 XT485 /K-ST as detached flight until c Feb 1971. 1974-sep-17 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth to support Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles , HMS Diomede , HMS Falmouth , HMS Leander , HMS Lowestoft , RFA Green Rover , RFA Olna and HMS Blake , returned Jun 1975. 1977-jun-25 Deployment Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Hillhead 1978-may-31 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth supporting HMS Blake , Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for a 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment in company with HMS Juno , RFA Green Rover and RFA Tidespring . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Ambuscade , HMS Hermione and HMS Leander , returned to UK 12 Dec 1978. 1981 disposed 1981-aug-29 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981 1982-apr Deployment Deployment Falklands/Malvinas War 1982-apr-07 Deployment Deployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic, joining with HMS Fearless en route and arriving in theatre 16 May. Departed end of Jun and arrived Portsmouth on 19 Jul 1982. 1982-apr-07 Deployment Deployment Operation Corporate Sailed with 45 Commando Royal Marines embarked 1983-jan-01 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1983-jan-01 Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to the US Sealift Command as Saturn History of Sirius class USNS Saturn T-AFS-10 1983-jan-01 Commissioned Commissioned 1983-oct Refit Refit Added hangars to enable 2x Chinook operations. 1995 Aircraft Aircraft Mediterranean deployment 1995-96 with HC-6 Det 2 embarked. 2009-apr-06 Decommissioned Decommissioned Deactivated 2010-oct-27 Fate: sunk Fate: sunk sunk by sea and air assets of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in a Sinkex off North Carolina
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Ness class 160 crew 159.50 length (m) 22 beam (m) 7.80 draught (m) 18 max speed (knots)
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