1957 to 1979    

A280 RFA Resurgent

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Shipyard: Scott Lithgow (Greenock)





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History of UK RFA Resurgent A280

1949-jun-07Laid downLaid down
1950-jul-31LaunchedLaunched as Changchow
1953-apr-25 rename Resurgent, while owned by the Admiralty but operated on a charter basis
1957-julCommissionedCommissioned into RFA service from British India Steam Navigation
1957-augRefitRefit converted to Armaments Stores Ship on Tyneside
1961-julDeploymentDeployment Operation Vantage sent in support of Kuwait
1966-marDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol off Mozambique with HMS Plymouth.
1966-oct-31Port VisitPort Visit visited Sydney, Australia
1970-junDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol off Mozambique until Jul 1970.
1976-janPort VisitPort Visit NZ Wellington Harbour visited Wellington, New Zealand, until early Feb 1976
1977-nov-25DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Operation Journeyman stood back from the Falklands in support of HMS Phoebe and HMS Alacrity.
1978-jun Start of deployment in support of an exercise group in the Baltic with R
1979-aug-18DecommissionedDecommissioned
1981-mar-18Fate: transferedFate: transfered sold to Panama
1981-may-05Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped left HMD Rosyth for Gijon, Spain for scrapping, via Aviles



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