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Official Number: 301063
Class: Originally ACCORD CLASS but later CONFIANCE CLASS Tug
Pennant No: A89
Laid down:
Builder: A & J Inglis
Launched: 16 October 1958
Into Service: 17 June 1959
Out of service: 1984
Fate: Sunk as a target June 1985
Items of historic interest involving this ship: -
Background Data: There were originally 2 ships in this Class but a further 3, formerly rated as Dockyard Tugs, were officially added to the Class in 1971 as part of the RMAS Ocean Towing Force. Fitted with 2.50m dia Kanewa controllable pitch propellers. All were fitted for fire fighting and salvage work and also had a towing winch. They were used for both harbour and ocean towing duties but were not popular at sea due to their extreme liveliness in rough weather. Bollard pull was 24.6 tons. Their normal complement was 29 with a further 13 members of a salvage party. Four of the Class saw service as RFA’s. The full Class was as follows:
Pennant Nr Name Launched Completed Fate
A 90 ACCORD 17/09/57 09/58 Disposed of 1988
A 89 ADVICE 16/10/58 06/59 RFA Service
A 88 AGILE 02/07/58 07/59 RFA Service
A 289 CONFIANCE 15/11/55 03/56 RFA Service
A 290 CONFIDENT 17/01/56 09/56 RFA Service
16 October 1968 Launched by A & J Inglis Ltd, Pointhouse as Yard Nr 1580 P named ADVICE
November 1959 based at Devonport
9 November 1959 Captain J A D Henchley RFA appointed as Master
24 November 1959 Mr F D Wilhelmsen appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 September 1960 Captain T Winstanley RFA appointed as Master
16 December 1960 docking and repairs completed at Devonport
19 February 1961 Captain R F Dunkley RFA appointed as Master
May 1963 towed HMS Troubridge to Malta for refit with an RN running crew
September 1963 sailed to Singapore towing HM Tug Diver
January 1964 transferred to PAS Singapore
October 1971 steaming crew for passage
1 November 1971 on passage to UK towing PAS tug Spaniel plus a lighter - suffered engine room fire - HMS Albion diverted to her, boarded her and extinguished the blaze. She was returned to Singapore for repairs.
January 1972 resumed passage to the UK
2 February 1972 at Gibraltar towing Spaniel
February 1972 transferred to PAS at Devonport
1 October 1976 transferred to RMAS
6 July 1983 operating from Portland vice Confiance
December 1984 at Portsmouth on disposal list
June 1985 Sailed Portsmouth in tow of tug CONFIDENT to be sunk as a target
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