RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)

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Career RFA Ensign
Ordered:
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.
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RFA Fort Duquesne (A229) was an air stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.