1955 to 1978    

A329 RFA Retainer

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Call Sign: GGVC
Shipyard: Scott Lithgow (Greenock)





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History of UK RFA Retainer A329

1948-oct-11Laid downLaid down
1950-jan-19LaunchedLaunched as Chungking
1952-dec-19 renamed Retainer, while owned by the Admiralty but operated on a charter basis
1954-julRefitRefit converted to Armaments Stores Ship on Tyneside until Apr 1955
1956-octDeploymentDeployment Operation Musketeer Supported fleet during Suez operations
1957-mayRefitRefit intensive maintenance period on Tyneside until c Dec 1957 / Jan 1958
1961-jun-29DeploymentDeployment Operation Vantage Ordered to the Persian Gulf to support the British force assembled to dissuade Iraq from invading Kuwait.
1962-may-18RefitRefit refit on Tyneside
1966-aug-27DeploymentDeployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1966 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966
1978-aprDecommissionedDecommissioned
1979-oct-29Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped left HMD Rosyth for Barcelona, Spain for scrapping



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  Specifications


Retainer class
166crew
14400full load (tn)
145.40length (m)
18.90beam (m)
7.60draught (m)
15max speed (knots)

1Naval Engine diesel

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar







  Builder


UK Scott Lithgow (Greenock), Greenock




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