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Rover-class
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| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
4,700 (light) / 11,520 (full) tons |
| Measurement: |
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| Length: |
140.6 m |
| Beam: |
19.2 m |
| Draught: |
7.3 m |
| Propulsion: |
1 shaft, 2 x 16-cyl. Pielstick diesels, 15,300 bhp |
| Speed: |
18 knots |
| Range: |
15,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Complement: |
47 RFA |
| Armament: |
- 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
- 2 x 7.62 mm GPMG
- 2 × Knebworth Corvus countermeasures launchers
- 2 × Plessey Shield countermeasures launchers
- Graseby Type 182 towed torpedo decoy
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| Electronics: |
Racal Decca 52690 ARPA and 1690 radars |
| Aircraft: |
flight deck, no facilities |
The Rover class is a ship class of small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. They are tasked with the support of naval warships by the replenishment at sea (RAS) with fuel oils and with limited supplies of other naval stores. For RAS tasking, they can refuel a vessel on either beam and a third trailing astern and have a large flight deck to allow VERTREP (vertical replenishment, with helicopters).
| Name |
Pennant |
Builder |
Commissioned |
Fate |
| Green Rover |
A268 |
Swan Hunter, Hebburn |
August 15, 1969 |
To Indonesian Navy 1992 |
| Grey Rover |
A269 |
Swan Hunter, Hebburn |
April 10, 1970 |
Withdrawn |
| Blue Rover |
A270 |
Swan Hunter, Hebburn |
July 15, 1970 |
To Portuguese Navy 1993 as Berrio |
| Gold Rover |
A271 |
Swan Hunter, Wallsend |
March 22, 1974 |
In service (2006) |
| Black Rover |
A273 |
Swan Hunter, Wallsend |
August 23, 1974 |
In service (2006) |
[edit] References
- Warships of the Royal Navy, Captain John E. Moore RN, Jane's Publishing, 1979, ISBN 0-531-03730-4
- Britain's Modern Royal Navy, Paul Beaver, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1996, ISBN 1-85260-442-5
