The class was based on RFA Olna, which had served with the British Pacific Fleet during World War II.[1] Three ships were laid down for the RFA in 1953, with a fourth being ordered by the RAN at the same time.[1] Two more ships, built for the RFA to a modified design, were launched in 1962.
Upon completion, the Australian Tide Austral could not be accepted into service because of manpower and financial difficulties. The ship was instead loaned to the RFA from 1955 until 1962, when she was returned to the RAN and commissioned as HMAS Supply. She was paid off in 1985.[1]
The first three ships were removed from service and scrapped during the late 1970s. The two modified ships, Tidespring and Tidepool saw service in the Falklands War, after which Tidepool was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed Almirante Jorge Montt.[2]Tidespring remained with the RFA and was scrapped in 1992. Supply remained with the RAN until 1985.
MARS tanker - new class of RFA replenishment ships that will reuse some of the Tide names
References
Citations
^ abcDonohue, From Empire Defense to the Long Haul, p 106
^Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-1997, p. 111
Sources
Donohue, Hector (October 1996). From Empire Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945-1955. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Vol. No. 1. Canberra: Sea Power Centre. ISBN0-642-25907-0. ISSN 1327-5658. OCLC 36817771.
tide, class, replenishment, oiler, this, article, about, cold, tankers, current, replenishment, ships, tide, class, tanker, tide, class, series, replenishment, oilers, used, british, royal, fleet, auxiliary, royal, australian, navy, chilean, navy, tidesurge, c. This article is about the Cold War tankers For the current RFA replenishment ships see Tide class tanker The Tide class was a series of six replenishment oilers used by the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary RFA the Royal Australian Navy RAN and the Chilean Navy RFA Tidesurge A98 Class overviewNameTide classOperatorsRoyal Fleet Auxiliary Royal Australian Navy Chilean NavyPreceded byRFA OlnaSucceeded byOl classBuilt1953 1963In commission1955 1992Completed6General characteristicsTypeReplenishment oilerDisplacement26 000 long tons 26 417 t full load or 27 400 long tons 27 840 t Tidepool amp Tidespring Length583 ft 178 m Beam71 ft 22 m Draught32 ft 9 8 m Propulsion2 Parmetrada steam turbines 3 Babcock amp Wilcox Boilers or 2 Foster Wheeler Watertube steam boilers Tidepool amp Tidespring Double reduction gearbox single shaftSpeed17 knots 20 mph 31 km h Complement90 RFA The class was based on RFA Olna which had served with the British Pacific Fleet during World War II 1 Three ships were laid down for the RFA in 1953 with a fourth being ordered by the RAN at the same time 1 Two more ships built for the RFA to a modified design were launched in 1962 Upon completion the Australian Tide Austral could not be accepted into service because of manpower and financial difficulties The ship was instead loaned to the RFA from 1955 until 1962 when she was returned to the RAN and commissioned as HMAS Supply She was paid off in 1985 1 The first three ships were removed from service and scrapped during the late 1970s The two modified ships Tidespring and Tidepool saw service in the Falklands War after which Tidepool was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed Almirante Jorge Montt 2 Tidespring remained with the RFA and was scrapped in 1992 Supply remained with the RAN until 1985 Contents 1 Ships 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 SourcesShips EditName Pennant Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned FateTidereach A96 Swan Hunter amp Wigham Richardson Wallsend 2 June 1953 2 June 1954 30 August 1955 March 1978 Broken up at Bilbao 1979Tideflow ex Tiderace A97 J L Thompson and Sons Sunderland 30 August 1953 30 August 1953 25 January 1956 November 1975 Broken up at Bilbao 1976Tidesurge ex Tiderange A98 Sir James Laing amp Sons Sunderland 1 July 1953 1 July 1954 30 August 1955 May 1976 Broken up at Valencia 1977Tide Austral A99 Harland and Wolff Belfast 5 August 1952 1 September 1954 28 May 1955 15 August 1962 Returned to Australia as HMAS SupplyTidespring A75 Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn 24 July 1961 3 May 1962 18 January 1963 13 December 1991 Broken up at Alang 1992Tidepool A76 14 December 1961 11 December 1962 28 June 1963 13 August 1982 Sold to Chile as Almirante Jorge Montt 1982See also EditList of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary List of Royal Australian Navy ships MARS tanker new class of RFA replenishment ships that will reuse some of the Tide namesReferences EditCitations Edit a b c Donohue From Empire Defense to the Long Haul p 106 Sharpe ed Jane s Fighting Ships 1996 1997 p 111 Sources Edit Donohue Hector October 1996 From Empire Defence to the Long Haul post war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945 1955 Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs Vol No 1 Canberra Sea Power Centre ISBN 0 642 25907 0 ISSN 1327 5658 OCLC 36817771 Sharpe Richard ed March 1996 Jane s Fighting Ships 1996 97 99th ed Surrey Jane s Information Group ISBN 0 7106 1355 5 OCLC 34998928 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tide class replenishment oiler amp oldid 1123213278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
