RFA Sea Crusader (A96)

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Name: RFA Sea Crusader
Ordered: 17 March 1995
Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan
Laid down: 18 March 1996
Launched: 7 June 1996 as Celestine
Commissioned: 10 October 1996 and renamed Sea Crusader
Decommissioned: 7 August 2003
Fate: Returned to owners in 2003 and name reverted to Celestine
General characteristics
Type: Sealift
Displacement: 18,031 tonnes full load
Length: 162.49 m (533 ft 1 in)
Beam: 25.2 m (82 ft 8 in)
Draught: 6.52 m (21 ft 5 in)
Propulsion: 2 × 7 cyl Kawasaki MAN-B&W diesel engines
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 17

RFA Sea Crusader (A96) was a fast sealift ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. It is described by the RFA as a "Strategic Lift Ro-Ro". It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan and entered service in 1996. In 1998 the charter was extended to cover until its replacement could be brought into service.