RFA Advice
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Class: Confiance
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 1985
Items of historic interest involving this ship: -
November 1959 based at Devonport
9 November 1959 Captain J A D Henchley RFA appointed as Master
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
September 1963 sailed to Singapore
January 1964 transferred to PAS Singapore
October 1971 steaming crew for passage
1 November 1971 on passage to UK towing Spaniel plus lighter - suffered engine room fire - 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
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