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A139 RFA Tideforce

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





IMO: 9655561
MMSI: 235109339
Flight Deck: TF
Call Sign: GXRN
Shipyard: Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering





  Events


History of UK RFA Tideforce A139

2012-feb-22OrderedOrdered
2015-dec-24Laid downLaid down Yard No. 7047
2017-jan-21LaunchedLaunched
2018-jan-24 KR Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering naming ceremony at DSWE Okpo
2018-aug-15HomeportHomeport A and P Falmouth MARS Tanker Arrived in Falmouth, for UK weapons and communications fit
2019-may-04Port VisitPort Visit Anchorage Delta Tied up at D Buoy in Plymouth Sound.
2019-sep-02AircraftAircraft Wildcat HMA.2 of 815 NAS embarked as Tideforce Flt, in preparation for WESTLANT deployment later in the month.
2019-sep-26DeploymentDeployment WESTLANT19 Supporting HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Dragon and HMS Northumberland during WESTLANT19, off US east coast.
2020-may-15DeploymentDeployment Anchorage Charlie secured to C buoy in Plymouth Sound.
2020-sep-21DeploymentDeployment North Western Approaches JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-17Port VisitPort Visit Loch Striven alongside at Loch Striven after JW20-2.
2022-sep-21Port VisitPort Visit BS Freeport visited Bahamas with Wildcat HMA.2 ZZ528 embarked.



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  Specifications


Tide class
37000light (tn)
200.80length (m)
28.60beam (m)
10draught (m)

2Naval Gun single 30 mm
2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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KR Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering, Geoje-Daero






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