RFA Fort Sandusky (A316)

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Career RFA Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 11 September 1944
Launched: 25/11/44
Commissioned: 1 August 1945. Transferred to the RFA on 13 January 1949
Decommissioned: 13 February 1972. Laid up at Rosyth.
Fate: Arrived Castellon for demolition on 10 February 1973
Struck: 1973
General characteristics
Displacement: 7313 grt, 4003 nrt, 7580 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Length: 441 ft 06 in
Beam: 57 ft 02 in
Draught: 26'11.5"
Propulsion: 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 2500 ihp. 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: Nil.
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RFA Fort Sandusky (A316) was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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