R.F.A. Regent
A.486
1985
(SeaVee SV-503)
- Class: Regent - 2 Fleet Replenishment Ships of 1963
- Displacement: 23,257 tons full load
- Dimensions: 640'1" x 77'1" x 26'3"
- Machinery: 2 AEI steam turbines, single shaft, hp = 20 knots
- Helicopter: 1 Wessex HU.5
- Complement: 125 RFA + 44 RNSTS + 11 RN Air Detachment
- Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Keel Laid: 4 Sep 1964
- Launched: 9 Mar 1966
- Commissioned: 16 May 1967
- Notes: Carried replenishment supplies for Royal Navy ships all over the world, including ammunition, explosives, food, and stores. Participated in both Falklands War and first Gulf War. Decommissioned Oct 1992 and scrapped in India 1993.
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