RFA Wave Ruler (A212)
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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 | 373 |
| Laid down | 27 October 1944 |
| Launched | 17 January 1946 |
| Completed | April 1946 |
| Out of service | January 1976 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Wave-class tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 16,650 tons (full load) |
| Length | 473 ft 6 in (144.32 m) |
| Beam | 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) |
| Draught | 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) |
| Installed power | 6,800 shp |
| Propulsion | Two steam turbines, double reduction geared, single screw propeller |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
Wave Ruler was a 8,138
Maldive Islands, serving RAF Gan
until 1975. She was sold in 1976 and scrapped in Taiwan in 1977.
Description
The ship was built in 1946 by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees, Co Durham.[1] She was yard number 373.[2]
The ship was 473 feet 6 inches (144.32 m) long, with a beam of 64 feet 3 inches (19.58 m). She had a draught of 35 feet 4 inches (10.77 m). She was assessed at 8,138 GRT, 4,554 NRT.[3] Her full load displacement was 16,650 tons.[4]
The ship was propelled by two
History
Empire Evesham was laid down on 27 October 1944.Code Letters were GKNR.[3] She was placed under the management of the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[2]
On 7 March 1947, Empire Evesham was commissioned into the
dredger. On 3 April 1952, Wave Ruler caught fire whilst anchored off Greenock, Renfrewshire. At the time, she was fully laden and all non-essential personnel took to the lifeboats. The fire, which was in a pumproom, was under control within two hours. It damaged Wave Ruler's steering gear and she had to be assisted by four tugs to berth for the discharge of her cargo. On 3 October, Wave Ruler was in the Montebello Islands, Australia in support of Operation Hurricane.[5]
On 18 September 1953, Wave Ruler lost all power off
In July 1961, Wave Ruler was one of thirteen RFA ships deployed in support of the Kuwait Crisis. On 10 September 1962, she participated in Exercise Tucker Box 2 in the
Perth, Western Australia where the Commonwealth Games were taking place. On 21 November, a mayday was received from the Scripps research vessel Horizon, which was off St Paul Island and had a crewmember who was critically ill. Wave Ruler responded and gave assistance. In July 1963, Wave Ruler was one of four RFA ships that escorted HMS Victorious from the United Kingdom to the Far East. In February 1965, Wave Ruler suffered a major engine breakdown off Port Said, Egypt. She slowly sailed to Malta for repairs, arriving on 10 February. In 1967, she was one of the last British naval vessels to be refitted in Malta.[5]
On 26 August 1970, Wave Victor departed from
fuel hulk. She arrived on 3 October and her colours were struck for the last time on 14 October. She served until 1975, when RAF Gan closed. In October that year she was offered for sale. On 11 November, her remaining cargo was transferred to RFA Tidesurge. In January 1976, Wave Ruler was sold to Straits Engineers Contracting Private Ltd, Singapore for scrapping. She was towed to Singapore in March and laid up in the Singapore Roads.[5] In 1977, she was sold to Taiwanese shipbreakers.[1] Wave Ruler was scrapped that year at Kaohsiung.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b c d e f "Empire Evesham". Tees built ships. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Wave Class Tankers". RFA Historical Society. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d Forward, Raymond. "RFA Wave Class Oilers". Acorn Archive. Rootsweb. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RFA Wave Ruler". RFA Historical Association. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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