Retainer class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: GGTM Shipyard: Scott Lithgow (Greenock) Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: transferedFate: scrappedPort VisitRefitDeployment History of 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 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 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Retainer class 166crew 14400full load (tn) 145.40length (m) 18.90beam (m) 7.60draught (m) 15max speed (knots) 1Naval Engine diesel Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Builder Scott Lithgow (Greenock), Greenock
Wellington Harbour visited Wellington, New Zealand, until early Feb 1976
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