RFA Wave Emperor
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | 3 February 1943 |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 16 October 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 20 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Laid up at Portland in the late 1950s. Arrived Barrow for demolition on 19 June 1960. |
| Struck: | 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | |
| Length: | 492 ft 05 in |
| Beam: | 64 ft 04 in |
| Draught: | 28 ft 6ΒΌ in |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Parsons double reduction geared steam turbines. 6,800 shp. Single shaft. |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | |
| Armament: | |
| Aircraft: | None |
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RFA Wave Emperor was a Wave Class Oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Wave Emperor was built by Furness Shipbuilding and launched on Teesside.
[edit] External links
- Wave Class Oilers - website on Oilers by Jeremy Olver.
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