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344:(MoWT), which assigned them to be operated by various merchant shipping lines. Consequently, most were named with the standard MoWT prefix "Empire". The remaining MoWT owned oilers were transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1946 and all were given "Wave" names. Several of the RFA ships served in the Far East during the Second World War, while the class was heavily involved in the Korean War. RFAs
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The expanding needs of the Royal Navy to carry out long range operations away from friendly fueling and replenishment stations led to the ordering of a number of tankers of around 16,500 long tons (16,765 t) displacement, able to carry 11,900 long tons (12,091 t) of
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the first to be sold for scrapping in 1959. Most of the remaining vessels had been scrapped by the mid-1960s, but refits and modifications allowed several to continue in service until the mid-1970s, with
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Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United
Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953
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94:
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830:
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781:
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375:
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1186:
1045:
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177:
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312:. These would allow the Royal Navy and its allies increased flexibility, particularly in the
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477:
449:
387:
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205:
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557:
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The class began to be retired from the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary in the late 1950s, with
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17:
296:
272:
309:
292:
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16,476 long tons (16,740 t) to 16,483 long tons (16,748 t)
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all served there in support of allied fleet units and task forces.
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88:
27:
Class of twenty replenishment oilers of the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary
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Thirteen of the 20 of the ships were initially built for the
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List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary
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List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet
Auxiliary
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8:
279:. They were subsequently transferred to the
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236:Parsons double reduction geared turbines
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979:
977:
973:
38:
1076:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II
7:
1306:Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1301:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
1050:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
249:15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
275:(RN) during the later years of the
218:64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
949:Chartered to Air Ministry in 1960
320:, Haverton Hill-on-Tees, three by
226:28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
25:
1079:. New York: Crescent Books. 1989.
418:the last to be retired, in 1974.
271:built for service supporting the
257:11,900 long tons (12,091 t)
111:
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1009:Ships of the Royal Navy, Vol. 2
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938:Furness Shipbuilding Company
915:Furness Shipbuilding Company
889:Furness Shipbuilding Company
866:Furness Shipbuilding Company
840:Furness Shipbuilding Company
791:Furness Shipbuilding Company
716:Furness Shipbuilding Company
618:Furness Shipbuilding Company
595:Furness Shipbuilding Company
541:Furness Shipbuilding Company
515:Furness Shipbuilding Company
93:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd,
814:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd
742:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd
690:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd
664:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd
460:Furness Shipbuilding Company
318:Furness Shipbuilding Company
79:Furness Shipbuilding Company
568:Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd
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1055:Rottman, Gordon L (2002).
1024:Korean War Order of Battle
204:492 ft (150 m) (
197:465 ft (142 m) (
29:
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776:Sold as oil hulk in 1960
342:Ministry of War Transport
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108:Ministry of War Transport
59:
41:
30:Not to be confused with
1046:Ships of the Royal Navy
303:Design and construction
169:General characteristics
81:, Haverton Hill-on-Tees
295:conflicts such as the
267:was a class of twenty
987:Jane's Fighting Ships
281:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
117:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
269:replenishment oilers
239:3 drum type boilers
178:Replenishment oiler
941:30 September 1943
768:Harland and Wolff
641:Harland and Wolff
54:, pictured in 1952
1296:Wave-class oilers
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1120:Wave-class oilers
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923:Scrapped in 1966
918:20 November 1945
900:Scrapped in 1977
874:Scrapped in 1960
851:Scrapped in 1963
825:Scrapped in 1971
799:Scrapped in 1960
753:Scrapped in 1963
727:Scrapped in 1959
701:Scrapped in 1970
675:Scrapped in 1964
649:Scrapped in 1966
626:Scrapped in 1960
621:30 November 1944
603:Scrapped in 1966
580:Scrapped in 1969
572:16 November 1944
552:Scrapped in 1960
544:27 November 1943
526:Scrapped in 1959
500:Scrapped in 1974
488:Harland and Wolff
472:Scrapped in 1972
464:19 February 1946
324:at their yard in
322:Harland and Wolff
283:(RFA), the naval
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135:Succeeded by
85:Harland and Wolff
32:Wave-class tanker
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847:Empire Protector
749:Empire Salisbury
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667:22 October 1945
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314:Pacific theatre
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156:1944–1974
148:1943–1946
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1237:Wave Protector
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129:Ranger class
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1209:Wave Master
1188:Wave Knight
930:Wave Victor
858:Wave Regent
806:Wave Prince
734:Wave Master
656:Wave Knight
576:Empire Mars
383:Wave Regent
377:Wave Knight
365:Wave Prince
125:Preceded by
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1251:Wave Ruler
1195:Wave Laird
1139:Wave Chief
1132:Wave Baron
1035:References
1007:Colledge.
881:Wave Ruler
682:Wave Laird
548:Empire Law
479:Wave Chief
451:Wave Baron
416:Wave Chief
389:Wave Laird
371:Wave Chief
353:Wave Baron
330:Sunderland
297:Korean War
273:Royal Navy
265:Wave class
231:Propulsion
139:Surf class
95:Sunderland
68:Wave class
1181:Wave King
1160:Wave Duke
1022:Rottman.
633:Wave King
559:Wave Duke
438:Launched
161:Completed
103:Operators
49:RFA
956:See also
435:Builder
432:Pennant
310:fuel oil
293:Cold War
254:Capacity
73:Builders
336:Service
287:of the
223:Draught
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912:A211
886:A212
863:A210
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713:A248
687:A119
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638:A182
615:A247
592:A100
564:A246
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444:Fate
429:Name
422:Ships
326:Govan
246:Speed
145:Built
89:Govan
1061:ISBN
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65:Name
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