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
Wellington Harbour visited Wellington, New Zealand, until early Feb 1976