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1294: 792: 58: 966: 463: 37: 1353: 443: 1343: 1363: 1348: 1368: 452: 436: 262: 429: 379: 1298: 324:(TEZ) on 8 May. She was one of the last to return home arriving back on 15 September 1982. She was also deployed for the first 57: 602: 1048: 847: 700: 902: 805: 36: 1306: 1272: 1244: 1021: 811: 796: 290: 1216: 1258: 1076: 1062: 1279: 1238: 1195: 1125: 1069: 1041: 1034: 1013: 1007: 1000: 985: 944: 686: 609: 588: 560: 490: 321: 1083: 1055: 1358: 1202: 1132: 992: 777: 763: 749: 742: 728: 714: 637: 623: 595: 574: 546: 504: 497: 483: 1251: 1230: 1223: 1313: 1153: 1139: 860: 853: 832: 818: 770: 756: 679: 630: 567: 539: 525: 1209: 1160: 1167: 1104: 978: 1189: 923: 735: 707: 658: 644: 553: 518: 476: 375: 294: 234: 154: 90: 1146: 1265: 1118: 1111: 1098: 930: 916: 895: 672: 665: 651: 616: 532: 511: 421: 1174: 1027: 909: 867: 839: 274: 1293: 965: 791: 721: 335: 159: 1337: 937: 825: 298: 309:
She helped evacuate British nationals from Cyprus during the Turkish invasion 1974.
951: 888: 581: 17: 1090: 693: 250: 1181: 874: 468: 150: 400: 325: 317: 196: 289:(A486) was an ammunition, explosives and stores supply ship in the 970: 343: 425: 342:, for the delivery run to the Indian breakers. She arrived at 320:
on 19 April 1982 for Operation Corporate arriving in the
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After taking on stores at Glen Douglas and Plymouth, RFA
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1967 Armament stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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was decommissioned in October 1992. She sailed from
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Index

RFA Regent (A486)

RFA Ensign
Harland and Wolff
IMO number
6712112
pennant number
long tons
Water-tube boilers
knots
RNSTS
Wessex HU5
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Harland and Wolff
Falklands War
Plymouth
Total Exclusion Zone
Gulf War
Devonport
Alang




ISBN
9780752488615



"RFA Regent"

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