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Ships that have been Hired as RFA's
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During its history, at various times, the Admiralty has hired or used additional ships to augment the services provided by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary service. These have been for both short and not so short periods – this was particularly so in times of conflict.
The full details of some of these vessels are hard to come by and as and when further details are found they will be published in this section on their ships ‘cards’.
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Previous name:
Subsequent name: Carmania Silvania
Official Number: 110636
Pennant No: Y9.16
Laid down:
Builder: Scott & Company, Greenock
Launched: 7 December 1899
Into Service: August 1914
Out of service: December 1914
Fate: Broken up
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Alcinous: -
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Previous name: ST ALEXANDRE NEVSKY HMS ALEXANDER
Subsequent name: LENIN VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN
Class: Icebreaker
Pennant No: N.N3 / N.9A
Laid down: June 1916
Builder: Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne
Launched: 23 December 1916
Into Service: 1918
Out of service: 1921
Fate: 1977 broken up
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Alexander
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Previous name: M5 Miner V
Subsequent name:
Class: MINER Class Controlled Minelayer
Pennant No: M74 N15
Laid down: 22 April 1940
Builder: Philip & Sons Ltd., Dartmouth
Launched: 2 November 1940
Into Service: 26 June 1941
Out of service: 6 June 1970
Fate: Sunk as a target
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Brittanic
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Official No: 129335
Pennant No: Y8.13 / Y3.819 / Y3.810
Laid down:
Builder: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Launched: 17 August 1909
Into Service: 4 October 1914
Out of service: 30 January 1918
Fate: Sunk by submarine gunfire
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Ferryhill
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Previous name:
Subsequent name:
Official Number: 149743
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant No:
Laid down:
Builder: Fellows & Co Ltd., Great Yarmouth
Launched: 11 September 1926
Into Service: 1941
Out of service: 1944
Fate: Sank 9 May 1956
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Fred Everard
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Official Number: 120523
Builder: Caledon SB & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee
Launched: 23 March 1905
Pennant Number:
Into Service: 5 August 1914
Out of service: 24 December 1917
Fate: Torpedoed by German Submarine UC40 on 8 December 1917. Later on 24 December 1917 sank while under tow.
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Grive
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Previous name:
Subsequent name: Davo
Official Number 105317
Class: Kite Balloon Ship / Ammunition Carrier
Pennant No: Y8.138
Laid down:
Builder: Scott & Co, Greenock
Launched: 5 June 1895
Into Service:
Out of service: Sold 1920
Fate: Broken up 1924
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Menelaus
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Official No: 99363
Pennant No: Y8.9
Laid down:
Builder: Harvey & Co Ltd., Hayle
Launched: 30 November 1891
Into Service: 17 September 1914
Out of service: 20 June 1917
Fate: Returned to owners
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Mersey
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Previous name:
Subsequent name:
Official Number: 115897
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant No: Y4.147
Laid down:
Builder: Caledon Shipbuilding Co Ltd., Dundee
Launched: 22 July 1902
Into Service: 5 August 1914
Out of service: 14 April 1916
Fate: 14 June 1917 sunk
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Ortolan
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Subsequent name: Miriam
Official Number 133382
Pennant No:
Class: Stores Carrier
Laid down:
Builder: Earles Co Ltd, Hull
Launched: 8 March 1912
Into Service: 2 August 1914
Out of service: 22 March 1915
Fate: 2 February 1944 wrecked
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Sorrento
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Previous name:
Subsequent name:
Official Number: 105319
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant No: Y 9.13
Laid down:
Builder: Workman Clark & Co, Belfast
Launched: 25 May 1895
Into Service:
Out of service: 3 November 1916
Fate: Sunk
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Statesman
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Official Number 118473
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant No:
Laid down:
Builder: W Ropner & Sons, Stockton
Launched: 14 June 1904
Into Service: 16 August 1914
Out of service: 18 May 1915
Fate: 28 March 1936 broken up
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Stork
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Official Number
Class: Icebreaker
Pennant No: N.N4 / N.A8
Laid down:
Builder: Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne
Launched: 16 August 1916
Into Service: 3 August 1918
Out of service: 19 November 1921
Fate:
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Sviatogor
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Official No: 108314
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant No: Y 9.26
Tonnages: 2662 grt 1617 nrt dwt
Dimensions: 330.2 x 41.2 x 14.9 ft
Machinery: T. 3 cyl 25½” 41½” & 68” - 45” by G. Clark Ltd, Sunderland. 402 nhp. Single screw.
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Umgeni
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Official Number: 99970
Class: Stores Carrier
Laid down:
Builder: Harland & Woolff Ltd, Belfast
Launched: 20 January 1894
Into Service: 15 August 1914
Out of service: 14 September 1914
Fate: 20 April 1917 sunk
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Torr Head
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Official Number 99738
Class: Ammunition Carrier
Pennant No:
Laid down:
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ayr
Launched: 2 May 1908
Into Service: 9 December 1914
Out of service: 17 August 1916
Fate: Sunk 24 March 1943
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Tosca
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Official Number: 128309
Class: Stores Carrier
Pennant Number: Y9.19
Laid down:
Builder: Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Low Walker Yard
Launched: 7 November 1912
Into Service: 7 November 1914
Out of service: 8 October 1915
Fate: Sunk by a mine
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Vanellus
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Previous name: Emden
Subsequent name:
Official Number: 91310
Class: Stores Carrier / Munitions Carrier
Pennant No: Y 8.19 / Y 2.39
Laid down: 1887
Builder: Earle's Shipbuilding Co, Hull
Launched: 13 April 1887
Into Service: 8 October 1914
Out of service: 1 December 1918
Fate: Broken up December 1931
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Items of historic interest involving RFA Wenning
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