RFA Wave Emperor
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The RFA Wave Emperor was a Wave class oiler (a ship used to carry oil and to refuel other ships at sea), built originally for the UK Ministry of Transport and later transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Emperor was built by Furness Shipbuilding and launched on Teeside on the October 16, 1944. It was scrapped in 1966.
The Wave Class had a standard displacement of 8,200 tons and a full displacement of 16,650 tons, measured 465.25ft in length, 64ft in breadth and 68ft in draught; and could achieve 15 knots in speed.
External link
- Wave Class Oilers (http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Postwar/RFA/wave.htm) - website on Oilers by Jeremy Olver.