RFA Tide Austral (A99)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

InsertAltTextHere
Career RFA EnsignRoyal Australian Navy Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 1953
Launched: 1 September 1954
Commissioned: 28 May 1955
Decommissioned: 1962
Fate: Sold to Australia.
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 26,000 tons
Length:
Beam:
Draught:
Propulsion: 3 Babcock and Wilcox boilers
Speed: 17 knots
Range:
Complement: 90 RFA
Armament:
Aircraft:
Motto:

RFA Tide Austral (A99) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The ship saw seven years of service with the RFA before being sold to Australia and commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Supply.