1965 to 1999    

A122 RFA Olwen

UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary





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Flight Deck: OW
Call Sign: GQKA
Shipyard: Hawthorn Leslie





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History of UK RFA Olwen A122

1963-feb-04OrderedOrdered
1963-jul-11Laid downLaid down at Hawthorn Leslie, before it joined the Swan Hunter group.
1964-jul-10LaunchedLaunched as RFA Olynthus
1965-jun-21CommissionedCommissioned
1965-augDeploymentDeployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1965 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965, as RFA Olynthus
1966AircraftAircraft while in support of HMS Victorious 1966/67 Far East deployment, received detached 814 NAS Wessex HAS.1 XM845 / 274-V as Olynthus Flt.
1967-jul-11 renamed RFA Olwen
1970-novDeploymentDeployment BD Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in Bhola Cyclone relief efforts
1974-julDeploymentDeployment CY Akrotiri Bay Partition of Cyprus part of Task Force support to Eastern Mediterranean during Cyprus emergency
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Bramble anchorage
1977-nov-25DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic Operation Journeyman stood back from the Falklands in support of HMS Phoebe and HMS Alacrity. 819 NAS Sea King embarked.
1981-mayDeploymentDeployment accompanied by HMS Glasgow and HM Submarine Superb, shadowed Kirov task group in the northern Atlantic.
1982-jun-17DeploymentDeployment South Atlantic departed HMNB Portsmouth for South Atlantic, in company with HMS Birmingham, HMS Southampton, HMS Apollo and HMS Bacchante to support patrols of the post-war Falklands TEZ.
1983-novDeploymentDeployment SH Georgetown Departed UK for Ascension Island with 845 NAS Wessex HU.5 XT455 / YU embarked.
1988-sep-26Port VisitPort Visit AU HMAS Kuttabul Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1993-janDeploymentDeployment Adriatic Sea UNPROFOR operated with 2 Sea King HAS.6 of 820 NAS (including ZG819 / 018), in support of HMS Ark Royal off Bosnia, with RFA Fort Grange, until Jul 1993.
1996 IFOR (implementation force) in Adriatic sea
1999DecommissionedDecommissioned
2001-feb Departed Portsmouth Harbour, originally for scrapping in Turkey.
2001-mayFate: transferedFate: transfered renamed Kea
2001-julFate: scrappedFate: scrapped IN Alang Breakers Yard at Alang, India



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  Specifications


OL class
88crew
11750light (tn)
36000full load (tn)
197.50length (m)
25.60beam (m)
10.40draught (m)
10000range (nm)
21max speed (knots)
26500power (shp)

2Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

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UK Royal Navy Westland Wessex 13
UK Royal Navy Westland Sea King 14






  Builder


UK Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn




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