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| Career
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| Ordered:
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| Laid down:
| 1953
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| Launched:
| 1 July 1954
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| Commissioned:
| 30 August 1955
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| Decommissioned:
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| Fate:
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| Struck:
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 26,000 tons
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| Length:
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| Beam:
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| Draught:
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| Propulsion:
| 3 Babcock and Wilcox boilers
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| Speed:
| 17 knots
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| Range:
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| Complement:
| 90 RFA
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| Armament:
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| Aircraft:
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| Motto:
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RFA Tidesurge (A98) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The ship was originally named Tiderange but was renamed in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class.
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