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254:. She was never utilised however, and was laid up until being scrapped in 1960. The remaining two tankers were laid up at about this time, and were either sold or scrapped by 1970.
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Japanese owners in 1938, but had come under Korean ownership in 1947.
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respectively. Meanwhile, in April 1951 allied forces had captured a Korean tanker,
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was laid up from 1961, and was sold into commercial service in
December 1969 as
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British shipbuilding firm of
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323:Of the other two Surf-class tankers,
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787:Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
782:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
684:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
278:the Royal Fleet Auxiliary purchased
165:60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
181:Droxford 4-cylinder diesel engines
173:27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
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316:, but was immediately laid up at
205:10,519 long tons (10,688 t)
149:15,800 long tons (16,054 t)
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523:Ships of the Royal Navy, Vol. 2
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286:on 14 July 1951, renaming them
238:taken up for service with the
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213:153.8 ft (46.9 m)
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369: Previous name
224:20.1 ft (6.1 m)
193:
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194:General characteristics
157:496 ft (151 m)
124:General characteristics
680:Ships of the Royal Navy
423:Sold in December 1969
242:(RFA), supporting the
467:Harima Dock Co., Ltd.
240:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
74:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
572:"Surf Class Tankers"
383: Acquired
376: Launched
236:replenishment oilers
438:Bartram & Sons
362: Builder
355: Pennant
140:Replenishment oiler
777:Surf-class tankers
720:Surf-class tankers
651:Miramar Ship Index
598:"RFA Surf Pioneer"
578:on 3 December 2008
550:Miramar Ship Index
408:Bartram & Sons
272:Bartram & Sons
59:Bartram & Sons
36:, underway in 1956
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620:"RFA Surf Patrol"
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732:Surf Patrol
629:23 November
479:April 1951
399:Surf Patrol
329:Surf Patrol
289:Surf Patrol
246:during the
126:Surf Patrol
80:Preceded by
33:Surf Patrol
771:Categories
746:Surf Pilot
669:References
545:(4045674)"
521:Colledge.
459:Surf Pilot
313:Surf Pilot
276:Korean War
252:Surf Pilot
248:Korean War
244:Royal Navy
232:Surf class
196:Surf Pilot
178:Propulsion
94:Leaf class
50:Surf class
646:"5345996"
318:Singapore
108:Completed
65:Operators
31:RFA
489:See also
472:Yung Hao
333:Marisurf
308:Yung Hao
304:Yung Hao
300:Yung Hao
258:Overview
55:Builders
656:9 March
604:9 March
582:9 March
570:Olver.
555:9 March
442:Beskidy
284:Beskidy
268:Beskidy
170:Draught
116:Retired
210:Length
154:Length
501:Notes
476:1938
435:A365
413:Tatri
404:A357
339:Ships
280:Tatri
264:Tatri
186:Speed
658:2009
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606:2009
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557:2009
292:and
282:and
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230:The
221:Beam
162:Beam
136:Type
128:and
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215:p/p
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