RFA Fort Rosalie at HMNB Plymouth Navy Days, August 2006. |
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| Career (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | November 1971 |
| Builder: | Scott Lithgow |
| Laid down: | 9 November 1973 |
| Launched: | 9 December 1976 |
| Commissioned: | 6 April 1978 |
| Refit: | 20 May 2008 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship |
| Displacement: | 23,384 tons |
| Length: | 185.1 m (607 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (40.7 km/h) |
| Complement: | 114 RFA 36 RNSTS additional 45 RN Air Squadron personnel |
| Armament: | 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 4 × 7.62 mm GPMGs |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Falklands War Yugoslav wars |
RFA Fort Rosalie (A385) is a fleet stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Fort Rosalie was originally named RFA Fort Grange, but was renamed in May 2000 to avoid confusion with RFA Fort George, a change which was not universally popular.
Fort Rosalie was laid down in 1973, by Scott Lithgow on the River Clyde, launched in 1976 and commissioned the next year. The ship saw its first war service during the Falklands War, and also supported British forces in the Balkans alongside at the port of Split from at least 1994-2000, being based at Cervena Luka (North Port) an area just outside Split, Croatia. Fort Rosalie also oversaw repairs to HMS Tireless at Gibraltar later in 2000. She is affiliated to Tamworth and Lichfield Sea Cadets under her former name, Fort Grange.
Fort Rosalie attended the HMNB Devonport Navy Days in August 2006, representing the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. HMS Albion (L14) was berthed astern.
The ship has just emerged from refit, begun in May 2008, which cost a total of £28 million by Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders based in Birkenhead's Cammell Laird yard.[1][2]
It is currently a support ship to the COUGAR 11 deployment, the first of the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group partial deployment.[3]
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