RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
1947-1967
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1944 | as mv Queensborough Park |
| Sep 15, 1947 | into RFA as RFA Fort Duquesne |
| Nov 1950 | Fitted with flight deck in Malta and completed in Tyneside by Dec 1950, for helicopter trials. |
| Jan 1951 | During Jan and Feb 1951, was host for experimental landings by 705 NAS Dragonfly helicopters, including VZ963. |
| Oct 31, 1956 | Nile Delta supported fleet during Suez operations Port Said Operation Musketeer |
| 1966 | Mozambique Channel off Mozambique Channel, enforcing UN sanctions. Beira Beira Patrol |
| Apr 1967 | and into reserve at Chatham |
| Jun 29, 1967 |  Boelwerf to Jas Boel (Temse, nr Antwerp) for scrap Breakers Yard |