RFA Wave Prince (A207)
RFA Wave Prince (A207) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland and was employed as an underway replenishment oiler. During 1961-1962 she was modified extensively, laid up at Devonport in August 1965 and arrived in Burriana, Spain for scrapping on 16 December 1971.[1]
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| History | |
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| Builder: | Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
| Laid down: | 1945 |
| Launched: | 27 July 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 12 February 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | August 1965 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 8,187 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement: | 16,483 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 492 ft 8 in (150.16 m) |
| Beam: | 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) |
| Draught: | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons double reduction geared turbines,3 drum type boilers, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW). |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
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