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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
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| Laid down: |
1 July 1953 |
| Launched: |
1 July 1954 as TIDERANGE |
| Commissioned: |
30 August1955 |
| Decommissioned: |
May 1976. |
| Fate: |
Renamed TIDESURGE on 28 June 1958. Sailed Portsmouth in tow for demolition at Valencia on 19 April 1977 |
| Struck: |
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| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
26,000 tons |
| Length: |
583' 04" |
| Beam: |
71' 04" |
| Draught: |
32' 01" |
| Propulsion: |
2 X Parmetrada steam turbines. 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Speed: |
17 knots |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
90 RFA |
| Armament: |
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RFA Tidesurge (A98) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The ship was originally named Tiderange but was renamed in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class.
