RFA Wave Duke (A246)

History

United Kingdom
Name:	SS Empire Mars (1944-46) RFA Wave Duke (1946-69)
Builder:	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Launched:	16 November 1944
Commissioned:	16 November 1946
Decommissioned:	30 April 1960
Fate:	Scrapped in 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage:	8,187 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement:	16,483 tonnes full load
Length:	492 ft 8 in (150.16 m)
Beam:	64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
Draught:	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion:	2 x Metrovick double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Wave Duke (A246) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland. She saw service during the Korean War. She was laid up at Devonport on 30 April 1960, and arrived at Bilbao to be scrapped on 25 December 1969.

Wave-class oilers

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List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Empire ships beginning with Empire M

Aircraft carriers	Empire MacAlpine¹ Empire MacAndrew¹ Empire MacCabe² Empire MacCallum¹ Empire MacColl² Empire MacDermott¹ Empire MacKay² Empire MacKendrick¹ Empire MacKenzie³ Empire MacMahon² Empire MacRae¹ Empire MacSorley³

Cargo ships	Empire Mace Empire Magpie Empire Mahseer Empire Maiden Empire Malacca Empire Mallard Empire Mallore Empire Malta Empire Mandalay Empire Mandarin Empire Manor Empire March Empire Mariner Empire Marriott Empire Marksman⁴ Empire Marlowe Empire Marshal⁵ Empire Martaban Empire Masefield Empire Mauritius Empire Mavis Empire Maya⁴ Empire Maybury⁴ Empire Maydream⁴ Empire Mayland⁴ Empire Maymead⁴ Empire Maymorn⁴ Empire Maymount⁴ Empire Mayport⁴ Empire Mayring⁴ Empire Mayrose⁴ Empire Mayrover⁴ Empire Maysong⁴ Empire Maytime⁴ Empire Maytree⁴ Empire Melody Empire Mercia Empire Merchant⁶ Empire Merganser⁶ Empire Merlin Empire Mermaid Empire Mersey Empire Meteor Empire Might Empire Miniver Empire Miranda Empire Mist Empire Moat⁷ Empire Mole Empire Mombasa Empire Moon⁸ Empire Moonbeam Empire Moonrise Empire Moorhen Empire Moose Empire Mordred Empire Morley Empire Morn⁸ Empire Mortimer Empire Mouflon Empire Moulmein Empire Mountain Empire Mowddach

Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Mammoth Empire Marshland Empire Moorland

Ocean Liners	Empire Medway⁹ Empire Might⁹

Tankers	Empire Maldon Empire Mars Empire Marston Empire Marvell Empire Metal I Empire Metal II Empire Mica Empire Milner Empire Mull⁴

Tugs	Empire Madge Empire Maisie¹⁰ Empire Maple¹¹ Empire Margaret¹⁰ Empire Martha Empire Mary Empire Mascot Empire Mead Empire Meadow Empire Minnow Empire Minotaur¹⁰ Empire Mustang¹⁰

A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z

1 MAC, converted grain ship 2 MAC, converted tanker 3 MAC, cancelled 4 Coaster 5 Heavy lift ship 6 Refrigerated cargo ship 7 Ore carrier 8 CAM ship 9 Cargo liner 10 Coastal tug 11 Estuary tug

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