RFA Wave Knight at anchor off Plymouth Sound on March 16th, 2008.
The Wave-class Fleet Oilers are a class of eleven fleet oilers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Irish Navy. The class entered service in 2003. They are 650 feet long by 92.7 feet wide and a draft of 32.7 feet (198.12m x 28.26m x 9.97m), has a displacement of 31,270 tons, and a crew of 102. The Wave-class is going to be supplemented by the Tide-class fleet replenishment oilers.
Specifications[]
- Type: Replenishment Vessel
- Service Period: 2003-Present
- Characteristics:
- Length: 650 feet (198.12 meters)
- Beam: 92.7 feet (28.26 meters)
- Draft: 32.7 feet (9.97 meters)
- Displacement: 31,270 tons
- Crew: 102 (80 RFA and 22 RN)
- Propulsion:
- 4 × Wartsila 12V 32E/GECLM diesel generators 25,514 metric horsepower (18.76 MW)
- 2 × GEC Alstom motors with Cegelec variable speed converters 19,040 metric horsepower (14 MW)
- 1 × shaft
- 1 x 18t thrust electric Kamewa bow thruster
- 1 x 12t thrust electric stern thruster
- Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- Raytheon Type 1047 I-Band Surface Search RDF
- Raytheon Type 1048 E/F Navigation RDF
- Kelvin Hughes Type 1077 I-Band Navigation RDF
- Type 1017 IFF
- Armament:
- 2 × DS30B 30mm cannons
- 2 × 7.62mm Mk.44 Miniguns
- 5 × 7.62mm L7 machine guns
- 2 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
- Aircraft Carried: 1 x Agusta-Westland Merlin
- Aviation Facilities: Enclosed Hangar with beartrap equipped flight deck
- Cargo Capacity:
- 16,000 m3 of liquids (of which 3,000 m3 aviation fuel & 380 m3 fresh water)
- 125 tonnes of lubricating oil
- 500 m3 of solids
- 150 tonnes of fresh food in eight 20 ft refrigerated container units.
Unit Run[]
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- RFA Wave Knight
- RFA Wave Ruler
- RFA Wave Victor
- RFA Wave Master
- RFA Wave Rider
- RFA Wave King
- RFA Wave Commander
- RFA Wave Emperor
- RFA Wave Sovereign
- RFA Wave Governor
- RFA Wave Monarch
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- LÉ Etain (RO 01)
- LÉ Mórrígan (RO 02)
- LÉ Claudine (RO 03)