RFA Wave Baron
Wave Baron in 1953 (Photo: National Archives of Norway)
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History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard number | 378 |
Laid down | 1 September 1944 |
Launched | 19 February 1946 |
Maiden voyage | 10 July 1946 |
In service | 1 April 1946 |
Out of service | December 1969. |
Identification | |
Honours and awards | Korea 1952 |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wave-class oiler |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 16,483 tons full displacement |
Length | 473 ft 6 in (144.32 m) |
Beam | 64 ft 3 in (19.58 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) |
Installed power | 2 steam turbines, 6,800 shp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Wave Baron was a 8,159 GRT Wave-class oiler that was built in 1946 as Empire Flodden by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and renamed Wave Baron. She was withdrawn from service in 1969 and scrapped in 1972.
Description
The ship was 473 ft 6 in (144.32 m) long overall with a beam of 64 feet 4 inches (19.61 m). She had a depth of 35 feet 4 inches (10.77 m). She was assessed at 8,129 GRT, 4,559 NRT,[1] 11,900 DWT. Her full displacement was 16,483 tons.[2]
The ship was propelled by two
History
The ship was built in 1946 by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd,
Empire Flodden sailed from the River Tees on her maiden voyage on 10 July 1946. She operated in the Middle East, calling at Abadan, Iran, Aden and Port Said, Egypt over the next 21 months. On 1 April 1948, she was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and renamed Wave Baron. The Pennant number X137 was allocated. This would later be changed to A242. Wave Baron was made a voyage to Trinidad in August 1948, following which she returned to the Middle East.[5]
On 16 July 1950, a crewman was severely
In 1952, Wave Baron was awarded the
In November 1957, Wave Baron deployed to
In January 1968, Wave Baron supported Royal Navy ships taking part in the search for the submarine INS Dakar, which had foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Wave Baron was withdrawn from service in December 1969 and laid up at HMNB Devonport. She was sold for £6,500 in March 1972 to Dutch company N.V. Intershitra, but was resold. She arrived at Bilbao, Spain on 23 April 1972 for scrapping by Revalorizacion de Materials SA.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Unit History: RFA Wave Baron". Forces War Records. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "RFA Wave Baron". Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "RFA Wave Commander". Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "RFA Tankers". Ian Coombe. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ £1 =$3.5965: "Quiet day for the Pound". The Times. No. 55380. London. 2 May 1962. col D, p. 19.