RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | RFA Fort Duquesne |
| Launched: | 28 September 1944, as Queensborough Park |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1944, as Fort Duquesne |
| Decommissioned: | April 1967 |
| Struck: | 1967 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 7,220 gross register tons (GRT) 3,911 NT 7,720 tonnes deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 439 ft 4 in (133.91 m) |
| Beam: | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 ihp (1,864 kW) 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range: | 11,400 nmi (21,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 115 |
| Armament: | World War II : • 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun • 8 × 20 mm AA guns |
| Aviation facilities: | Fitted with a small landing platform aft |
RFA Fort Duquesne (A229) was an air stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
The ship was launched on 28 September 1944 and named Queensborough Park, and commissioned on 25 November 1944 and renamed Fort Duquesne. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 16 September 1947.
Fort Duquesne was decommissioned in April 1967 and put in reserve at Chatham. She arrived at the Scheldt for demolition at Tamise on 29 June 1967.
See also
- RFA Fort Charlotte (A236)
- RFA Fort Langley (A230)
- RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)
- Fort Cataraqui (ship)