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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
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| Laid down: |
11 October 1948 |
| Launched: |
19 January 1950 |
| Commissioned: |
July 1954 |
| Decommissioned: |
April 1978 |
| Fate: |
Sailed from Rosyth in tow for demolition at Barcelona on 29 October 1979. |
| Struck: |
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| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
14400 tons |
| Length: |
477' 02" |
| Beam: |
62' 02" |
| Draught: |
25' 00.75" |
| Propulsion: |
1 x 6 cyl Scott-Doxford diesel |
| Speed: |
15 knots |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft: |
Was fitted with a small landing platform aft but had no hanger facilities. |
| Motto: |
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RFA Retainer (A329) was an armament support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
