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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
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| Laid down: |
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| Launched: |
28 September 1944 named QUEENSBOROUGH PARK |
| Commissioned: |
25 November 1944 named FORT DUQUESNE. Transferred to the RFA on 16 September 1947 |
| Decommissioned: |
April 1967. In reserve at Chatham |
| Fate: |
Arrived in the Scheldte for demolition at Tamise on 29 June 1967 |
| Struck: |
1967 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
7220 grt, 3911 nrt, 7720 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: |
439 ft 04 in |
| Beam: |
57 ft 02 in |
| Draught: |
26'11.5" |
| Propulsion: |
3 cyl triple expansion steam. 2500 ihop. One shaft. |
| Speed: |
11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Range: |
11,400 nautical miles (21,110 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement: |
115 |
| Armament: |
1 × 4-inch (102 mm) gun and 8 x 20 mm A.A. guns in WW2 |
| Aircraft: |
Fitted with a small landing platform aft. |
| Motto: |
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RFA Fort Duquesne (A229) was an air stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
