RFA Fort Langley (A230)
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Career | |
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Ordered: | |
Laid down: | |
Launched: | 31 October 1944 named MONTEBELLO PARK |
Commissioned: | 18 May 1945 as FORT LANGLEY. Transferred to the RFA in May 1954 |
Decommissioned: | February 1970. Laid up at Devonport. |
Fate: | Arrived Bilbao for demolition on 21 July 1970 |
Struck: | 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 7263 grt, 4018 nrt, 7543 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
Length: | 441 ft 06 in |
Beam: | 57 ft 02 in |
Draught: | 26'11.5" |
Propulsion: | 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 2500 ihp. 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: | Nil |
Motto: |
RFA Fort Langley (A230) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.