Where is RFA Fort Austin now?

In July 2009, RFA Fort Austin was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Portsmouth Naval Base.

Where are RFA ships based?

Where is RFA Wave Ruler?

The current position of RFA WAVE RULER is in Irish Sea and St. George’s Channel with coordinates 53.38677° / -3.01001° as reported on 2017-11-10 11:11 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. The vessel’s current speed is 0 Knots and is currently inside the port of TRANMERE.

Is RFA Royal Navy?

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) delivers worldwide logistic and operational support to Royal Navy military operations. They are the uniformed civilian branch of the Naval Service, staffed by UK merchant sailors.

Will RFA Argus be replaced?

In 1991, during the Gulf War, she was fitted with an extensive and fully functional hospital to assume the additional role of Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. In 2009, the PCRS role became the ship’s primary function. Argus is due to remain in service until 2024.

Is HMS Bristol being scrapped?

HMS Bristol (D23) was a Type 82 destroyer, the only vessel of her class to be built for the Royal Navy….HMS Bristol (D23)

Will HMS Bristol be replaced?

Unique HMS Bristol is set to be scrapped by the Royal Navy next year after a whopping 57 years in the water. Designed to defend a class of aircraft carriers which were never built, Bristol was the only Type 82 destroyer ever built for the Royal Navy.

Is RFA Argus a hospital ship?

She was formally converted by Harland and Wolff in the 1980s, a process that took over three years to complete. RFA ARGUS was named on 25 March 1987, and remains the maritime Role 3 MTF to this day. The ARGUS is not a designated hospital ship, as she carries weapons systems and has other military roles.