In 1993, she was sold to the Portuguese Navy who renamed her Bérrio. She participated in Operation Crocodile (Operação Crocodilo) in 1998, as part of the Portuguese naval task force that rescued foreign nationals caught up in the civil conflicts in Guinea-Bissau and then supported the mediators of the CPLP in the peace talks between the parties in the conflict.[1]
^ ab"RFA Blue Rover". Historical RFA. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^Alexandre Galante (2 June 2020). "Marinha Portuguesa desativa o navio de reabastecimento NRP Bérrio". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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bérrio, a5210, fleet, support, tanker, portuguese, navy, built, swan, hunter, 1969, hebburn, england, blue, rover, a270, rover, class, from, 1970, 1993, part, british, royal, fleet, auxiliary, 1982, during, british, service, participated, falklands, 2007, hist. NRP Berrio A5210 was a fleet support tanker of the Portuguese Navy She was built by Swan Hunter in 1969 at Hebburn England as RFA Blue Rover A270 of the Rover class and from 1970 to 1993 was part of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary In 1982 during her British service she participated in the Falklands War 1 NRP Berrio 2007 History United Kingdom NameRFA Blue Rover OrderedJanuary 1968 Laid down30 December 1968 Launched11 November 1969 Commissioned15 July 1970 Decommissioned23 February 1993 IdentificationIMO number 7002409 Pennant number A270 FatePurchased by the Portuguese Navy and renamed NRP Berrio on 31 March 1993 Portugal NameNRP Berrio NamesakeCaravel Berrio Acquired31 March 1993 HomeportLisbon Naval Base IdentificationIMO number 7002409 MMSI number 263130000 Callsign CTEA Hull number A5210 StatusDecommissioned General characteristics Displacement11522 tons full load Length461 ft 04 in 140 61 m Beam63 ft 02 in 19 25 m Draught24 ft 00 in 7 32 m Propulsion orig 2 x 16 cyl Ruston diesels post 1974 2 x 16 cyl Peilstick diesels Speed19 knots Range15 000 miles 24 000 km at 15 knots 28 km h Capacity3 000 m3 of fuel Complement16 officers 31 ratings Sensors and processing systemsSperry Marine Visionmaster radars and ECDIS 1690 I band navigation radars Electronic warfare amp decoys2 Corvus and 2 Plessey Shield decoy launchers Graseby Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Armament2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 7 62 mm machine guns Aircraft carriedHelicopter deck but no hangar Aviation facilitiesHelipad for Super Lynx Mk 95 in Portuguese service and Westland Sea King in RFA service In 1993 she was sold to the Portuguese Navy who renamed her Berrio She participated in Operation Crocodile Operacao Crocodilo in 1998 as part of the Portuguese naval task force that rescued foreign nationals caught up in the civil conflicts in Guinea Bissau and then supported the mediators of the CPLP in the peace talks between the parties in the conflict 1 The vessel was decommissioned on 1 June 2020 2 References edit a b RFA Blue Rover Historical RFA Retrieved 8 November 2019 Alexandre Galante 2 June 2020 Marinha Portuguesa desativa o navio de reabastecimento NRP Berrio Poder Naval A informacao naval comentada e discutida in Brazilian Portuguese Retrieved 2 June 2020 nbsp This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NRP Berrio amp oldid 1185912845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
