The Tide-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler is a class of nin fleet replenishment oilers in service in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Tide-class was designed by BMT Defence Services in Bath, England. The Tide-class entered service from 2014 onwards. The 37,000 t ships provide fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. Norway ordered a similar 26,000 t version with a 48-bed hospital and greater solid stores capacity, but reduced liquid capacity; it was delivered in November 2018 as KNM Maud two years after originally planned. The two classes are very similar but are not directly comparable due to large variance in capabilities delivered.
Specifications[]
- Type: Fleet Replenishment Oiler
- Service Period: 2014-
- Characteristics
- Length: 710 feet (216.41 meters)
- Beam: 101.28 feet (30.87 meters)
- Draft: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
- Displacement: 42,275 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 62
- Power: 132,400 shp (99.3 MW)
- Propulsion: Gas Turbines, Pump Jet Propulsion, Permamanet Magnet Motor, Integrated Power System
- Range: 18,200 nautical miles (33,706.4 km)
- Speed: 26.8 Knots (49.64 km/hr)
- Sensor Suite:
- Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System
- SharpEye RDF x 3
- Armament
- 2 x 30mm DS30M Mark 2 autocannons
- 2 x 20mm autocannons
- Aviation Facilites: Flight Deck and Hangar
- Aircraft Carried: 2 x AW.101 Merlin helicopters
Unit Run[]
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- RFA Tidespring (A405)
- RFA Tiderace (A406)
- RFA Tidesurge (A407)
- RFA Tideforce (A408)
- RFA Tideflow (A409)
- RFA Tiderange (A410)
- RFA Tidepool (A411)
- RFA Tidereach (A412)
- RFA Tide Austral (A413)
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- KNM Maud