RFA Reliant (A84)
RFA Reliant (A84) was an air stores support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was formerly the commercial general cargo vessel Somersby which was purchased in 1956 and renamed on completion of her conversion in 1958. She was fitted for replenishing aircraft carriers at sea with a wide range of air, naval and victualling stores.[1] As refitted she had a helicopter landing pad built over the poop deckhouse.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Launched: | 9 September 1953 as Somersby. |
| Commissioned: | 11 August 1957 as RFA Somersby. |
| Decommissioned: | 7 May 1976 |
| Renamed: | 23 September 1958 as RFA Reliant. |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5292646 |
| Fate: | Demolished on 23 August 1977. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,737 tons full load |
| Length: | 486 ft 10 in (148 m) |
| Beam: | 61 ft 6 in (19 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft 3 in (8 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 110 |
| Aircraft carried: | Fitted with a large helicopter cargo landing deck but had no hangar facilities. |
References
- Lenton, H.T. (1966). Warships of the British and Commonwealth Navies. London: Ian Allan.
- Blackman, Raymond (1972). Janes's Fighting Ships (1972-3 ed.). Jane's Yearbooks. p. 379.
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