RFA Fort Langley (A230)

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Career RFA Ensign
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
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RFA Fort Langley (A230) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.