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RFA Bacchus (A404)

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53: 462: 532: 298: 305:. She was designed to carry naval stores from UK to overseas Naval bases, she pioneered containerisation with "Chacons", small wooden containers developed at 522: 503: 294: 33: 496: 383: 52: 191: 489: 461: 171: 267: 435: 527: 379: 139: 473: 306: 302: 271: 469: 275: 144: 516: 219: 322: 182:
2,740 long tons (2,780 t) (light), 7,958 long tons (8,086 t) (full load)
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This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the
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1962 Hebe-class stores freighter of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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was returned to her owners on 1 October 1981, and renamed
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caught fire and was a constructive total loss in 1978 in
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Index

RFA Bacchus

RFA Ensign
Bacchus
Henry Robb
Leith
IMO number
5033454
Pennant number
gross register tons
pp
diesel engine
knots
fuel oil
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
auxiliary fleet
United Kingdom
this name
Henry Robb
Leith
British-India Steam Navigation Company
P & O
bareboat charter
Chatham Dockyard
Gadani Beach
RFA Hebe (A406)
Gibraltar


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