 Bringing the History and Honour of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service to a wider audience, recording the deeds of the Service and the people who have served in it.
We hope that you enjoy reading about some of the rich history of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service, its ships and the men and women throughout the 104 years of it’s existence.
We will endeavour to add more for your enjoyment, as and when it becomes available, but would like to ask you, our audience for stories from your time at sea, remember, your story of today’s RFA, is tomorrows history and we would like to record as much as possible, so this site is perpetuated for future generations. |
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The following exchange of signals it is reported have taken place: -
From: HMS Cossack To: RFA Maine
RPC Cocktails 1945 tonight =
1400K
From: RFA Maine To: HMS Cossack
Your 1400K. MRU. Have just received a case of leprosy =
1406K
From: HMS Cossack To: RFA Maine
Your 1405K. Bring it over, we drink anything here =
1415K |
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RFA HISTORICAL SOCIETY's THANKS |
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The RFA Historical Society is very grateful for all the support, information and images it has received from it's members, current and former members of the RFA, relatives of RFA seafarers and veterans and the general public in general for supplying items to include on this web site.
The Society regrets, however, that a very limited number have refused or have ignored direct requests for help. As such, there are some gaps in the data and the Society is therefore unable, at this time, to publish in totality the History of the Service.
The Editors will continue their research and material found will be published as regularly as possible in accordance with the Society's editorial policy.
Should anyone have material or images which they would like to donate to the Society please contact the Editors via the 'Contact Us' link on this page. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 16:31 |
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A correspondent of the Glasgow Herald in October 1953 told his readers that Admiral the Earl Mountbatten, the Fourth Sea Lord, had described the ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as ‘Fairy Godmothers of the Fleet’. The Admiral went onto say – ‘It is, of course, appropriate, for the Fleet could not operate without the faithful RFA’s which work silently and efficiently, and are largely unknown to the public.’
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The “Wave” class of 21 ships (20 to be RFA’s) were built to a standard 1943 wartime design with slight variations in layout and complied with the builder’s normal construction plans and details. The designs changed and differed across the three builders and the actual equipment and the amounts of ferrous and non ferrous metals available changed as manufacturing ability and priorities changed during the war.
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Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 10:29 |
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