---- united kingdom ---- Aircraft Carrier ............ Audacious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Colossus class Aircraft Carrier ............ Courageous class Aircraft Carrier ............ Illustrious class Aircraft Carrier ............ Implacable class Aircraft Carrier ............ Improved Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Majestic class Aircraft Carrier ............ Modified Centaur class Aircraft Carrier ............ Nairana class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Invincible class Aircraft Carrier V STOL ............ Queen Elizabeth class Helicopter Carrier ............ Argus class Helicopter Carrier ............ Engadine class Helicopter Carrier ............ Lofoten class Helicopter Carrier ............ Tiger conversion class Cruiser ............ Crown Colony class Cruiser ............ Fiji class Cruiser ............ Tiger class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ County class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 42 (Batch 3) Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 45 Daring class Guided-Missile Destroyer ............ Type 82 Bristol class Destroyer ............ Daring class Destroyer ............ Later Battle class Guided-Missile Frigate ............ Type 26 City class Frigate ............ Broad Beam Leander class Frigate ............ Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Ikara Leander class Frigate ............ Leander (mod) class Frigate ............ Leander class Frigate ............ River (RN Group II) class Frigate ............ Seawolf Leander class Frigate ............ Towed Array Exocet Leander class Frigate ............ Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ............ Type 15 class Frigate ............ Type 21 Amazon class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class Frigate ............ Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class Frigate ............ Type 23 Duke class Frigate ............ Type 26 class Frigate ............ Type 31 Inspiration class Frigate ............ Type 61 Salisbury class Frigate ............ Type 81 Tribal class Corvette ............ Castle class patrol vessel Corvette ............ Modified River class Corvette ............ Port of Spain class Corvette ............ River (Batch 2) class Corvette ............ River class Corvette ............ Triton class Assault Carrier ............ Ocean class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Albion class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Bay class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Fearless class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST(3) class Landing Ship/Platform Dock ............ Round Table class Support Ship ............ Abdiel class Support Ship ............ Castle class Support Ship ............ Challenger class Support Ship ............ Early Tide class Support Ship ............ Echo class Support Ship ............ Endurance (1967) Support Ship ............ Fort I class (1978) Support Ship ............ Fort II class (1992) Support Ship ............ Galatea class Support Ship ............ Hecla class Support Ship ............ Improved Tide class Support Ship ............ Ness class Support Ship ............ OL class Support Ship ............ Patricia class Support Ship ............ Point class Support Ship ............ Protector (2011) class Support Ship ............ Protector class Support Ship ............ Regent class Support Ship ............ Retainer class Support Ship ............ Rover class Support Ship ............ RRS Ernest Shackleton Support Ship ............ RRS Sir David Attenborough Support Ship ............ Scott class Support Ship ............ Somersby class Support Ship ............ Tide class Support Ship ............ Triumph class Support Ship ............ Vidal class Support Ship ............ Wave class Icebreakers ............ Polar Circle class ------------- Also used ------------- CA ... Support Ship ........... Canadian Fort class SE ... Support Ship ........... Diligence class RO ... Support Ship ........... MRSO (1) class PL ... Support Ship ........... Reliant class (1983) --More-- ---- OL class ---- Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A122 RFA Olwen Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A123 RFA Olna Royal Fleet Auxiliary ----- A124 RFA Olmeda --More--
1965 to 1994 A124 RFA Olmeda
---Filter--- Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate: scrapped Port Visit Deployment Aircraft 1963-aug-27 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) Yard No. 2004 1964-nov-19 Launched Launched as RFA Oleander 1965-oct-18 Commissioned Commissioned 1967-dec-04 renamed RFA Olmeda 1969-jul-26 Deployment Deployment Torbay Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay. 1969-nov-25 Aircraft Aircraft lost 826 NAS Wessex HAS.3 XP153 /143-E off Portugal, (usually embarked on HMS Eagle ). 1971-aug-28 Port Visit Port Visit HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1971. 1975-feb-06 Deployment Deployment Separation of Cypriot states Ordered to Cyprus to tend HMS Tiger and HMS Charybdis , in support of UN Peace Keeping Force and British interests, until 14 Feb. 1979-may-08 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth supporting HMS Norfolk , Flagship of Task Group 317.8 for a 6.5 month Indian Ocean and Far East group deployment in company with HMS Achilles , HMS Arethusa , HMS Falmouth , RFA Black Rover and RFA Regent . This group joined with the Devonport group of HMS Arrow and HMS Dido , returned to Portsmouth on 14 Dec 1978. 1982-feb-04 Aircraft Aircraft HMD Devonport visited Yonderberry Jetty to fuel, from 4 to 15 Feb 1982 with Sea King HAS.2A XV660 /350-OD and XV698 /351-OD embarked. 1982-apr-05 Deployment Deployment Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic with 824 Squadron A Flt embarked (including XV649 /355), leaving theatre on 21 Jun and arriving back at HMNB Devonport on 12 Jul 1982. 1982-jun-18 Deployment Deployment South Thule Operation Keyhole supported HMS Yarmouth and HMS Endurance in the recovery of South Thule. 1983-jun-20 Aircraft Aircraft While operating from RFA Olmeda, Sea King HAS.5 ZA130 ditched and remained afloat off Portland Bill on 20 Jun 1983. Recovered. 1986-aug-26 Deployment Deployment met with HMS Illustrious in South China Sea to return detachment of 2 Sea Kings from 814 NAS . 1991-jan-10 Deployment Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth in support of HMS Ark Royal leading TG 323.2 to eastern Mediterranean. 1994-jan Decommissioned Decommissioned 1994-jul renamed Niaxco and sailed (not towed) to Alang 1994-aug Fate: scrapped Fate: scrapped Alang at Alang, India
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OL class 88 crew 11750 light (tn) 36000 full load (tn) 197.50 length (m) 25.60 beam (m) 10.40 draught (m) 10000 range (nm) 21 max speed (knots) 26500 power (shp) 2 Naval Gun single 20 mm 2 Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher
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