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Career
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Ordered:
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Laid down:
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Launched:
| 1945
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Commissioned:
| 1945
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Decommissioned:
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Fate:
| Scrapped 1973
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Struck:
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General Characteristics
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Displacement:
| 7374 GRT
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Length:
| 441 ft
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Beam:
| 57 ft
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Draught:
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Propulsion:
| Steam.Triple expansion.Single screw.
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Speed:
| 11 knots
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Range:
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Complement:
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Armament:
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Aircraft:
| Nil
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Motto:
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RFA Fort Rosalie (A186) was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Built by United Shipyards Montreal and initially completed as a stores ship but converted to an armament stores issuing ship at Portsmouth 1947/8. Served in the Pacific Fleet Train and remained
in the far east until 1951. Took part in Operation Grapple at Christmas Island in 1957.Fitted with cargo lifts 1959/60.
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