Retainer class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: GGVC Shipyard: Scott Lithgow (Greenock) Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedDecommissionedFate: scrappedRefitDeployment History of 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 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