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RFA Tiderace (A137) Seen

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary

2018-

Support ShipTide class

AO · Support Ship

IMO:9655547
MMSI:235109337
Flight Deck:TR
Call Sign:GXRL
Shipyard:Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering

Timeline

DateEvent
Feb 2012 Ordered
Dec 1, 2016 KR Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Naming ceremony at DSME Okpo, South Korea. Yard no 7045.
Jan 14, 2017 Trials start of builders pre-delivery trials
Jun 29, 2017 accepted off contract by RFA at DSME, S Korea
Sep 25, 2017 Homeport A and P Falmouth Arrived in Falmouth at Duchy Wharf, for UK weapons and communications fit MARS Tanker
Jul 30, 2018 Aircraft 1st at sea landing of a Merlin HM.2, from 814 NAS
Aug 2018 Deployment departed Portland as logistic support for HMS Queen Elizabeth maiden deployment on 11 week WESTLANT 18 exercise off east coast of USA. WESTLANT 18
Aug 2, 2018 Commissioned Portland Harbour Joined the RFA Fleet at Portland as 2nd Tide class MARS tanker
Aug 20, 2018 News Merlin Mk4 Deck Quals on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Nov 2, 2018 Port Visit Anchorage Charlie In Plymouth Sound, at C Buoy
Aug 2019 Refit Birkenhead Aug 2019, to Cammell-Laird for periodic hull inspection. In queue for work once RFA Tidespring completes. Refit complete by Jun 2020
Mar 2021 Deployment Supprting HMS Lancaster and HMS Westminster as part of JEF international martime security and freedom of navigation deployment to the Baltic.
Apr 29, 2021 Refit Cammell Laird to Birkenhead, for refit