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807:. Royal Navy. 27 September 2019
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851:. Royal Navy. 30 March 2020
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973:. 11 September 2023.
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343:replenishment tanker
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1299:Tide-class tankers
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1219:Aviation training/
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919:Maritime Executive
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366:South Korea
132:Southampton
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1293:Categories
1241:Multi-role
1196:Mounts Bay
1079:Tidespring
1070:Tide class
1059:Wave Ruler
1043:Wave class
945:Royal Navy
925:2 December
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273:Complement
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