RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
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Laid down: | |
Launched: | 28 September 1944 named QUEENSBOROUGH PARK |
Commissioned: | 25 November 1944 named FORT DUQUESNE. Transferred to the RFA on 16 September 1947 |
Decommissioned: | April 1967. In reserve at Chatham |
Fate: | Arrived in the Scheldte for demolition at Tamise on 29 June 1967 |
Struck: | 1967 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 7220 grt, 3911 nrt, 7720 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
Length: | 439 ft 04 in |
Beam: | 57 ft 02 in |
Draught: | 26'11.5" |
Propulsion: | 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 2500 ihop. One shaft. |
Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Range: | 11,400 nautical miles (21,110 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement: | 115 |
Armament: | 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) gun and 8 x 20 mm A.A. guns in WW2 |
Aircraft: | Fitted with a small landing platform aft. |
Motto: |
RFA Fort Duquesne (A229) was an air stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.