RFA Tidesurge (A98)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | RFA Tiderange |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1953 |
| Launched: | 1 July 1954 |
| Commissioned: | 30 August 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | May 1976 |
| Renamed: | RFA Tidesurge, 28 June 1958 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tide-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement: | 26,000 long tons (26,417 t) |
| Length: | 583 ft 4 in (177.80 m) |
| Beam: | 71 ft 4 in (21.74 m) |
| Draught: | 32 ft 1 in (9.78 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Parmetrada steam turbines 3 × Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Speed: | 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 90 RFA |
RFA Tidesurge (A98) was a Tide-class replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Launched in 1954, the ship was originally named Tiderange but was renamed in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class.
Decommissioned in 1976, Tidesurge left Portsmouth under tow on 19 April 1977 for Valencia to be broken up.
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