RFA Wave Prince (A207)

History

United Kingdom
Name:	SS Empire Herald (1945-47) RFA Wave Prince (1947-71)
Builder:	Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill-on-Tees
Laid down:	1945
Launched:	27 July 1945
Commissioned:	12 February 1947
Decommissioned:	August 1965
Fate:	Scrapped in 1971
General characteristics
Tonnage:	8,187 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement:	16,483 tonnes full load
Length:	492 ft 8 in (150.16 m)
Beam:	64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
Draught:	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion:	Parsons double reduction geared turbines,3 drum type boilers, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Wave Prince (A207) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland and was employed as an underway replenishment oiler. During 1961-1962 she was modified extensively, laid up at Devonport in August 1965 and arrived in Burriana, Spain for scrapping on 16 December 1971.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-wave-prince-ships-details

Wave-class oilers

Wave Baron Wave Chief Wave Commander Wave Conqueror Wave Duke Wave Emperor Wave Governor Wave King Wave Knight Wave Laird Wave Liberator Wave Master Wave Monarch Wave Premier Wave Prince Wave Protector Wave Regent Wave Ruler Wave Sovereign Wave Victor

List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Empire ships beginning with Empire H

Cargo ships	Empire Hail Empire Halberd Empire Haldane Empire Halley Empire Hamble Empire Harcourt Empire Harmony Empire Hartebeeste Empire Haven Empire Hawk Empire Hawksbill Empire Hazlitt Empire Head¹ Empire Hearth² Empire Heath³ Empire Helmsdale Empire Heron Empire Heywood Empire Highlander² Empire Highway Empire Homer Empire Honduras Empire Housman Empire Howard Empire Hudson³ Empire Humber Empire Hunter Empire Hurst²

Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Hartland Empire Heathland

Ocean liners	Empire Haig⁴ Empire Halladale Empire Helford Empire Hope^4,5

Tankers	Empire Harbour¹ Empire Harp¹ Empire Harvest¹ Empire Herald Empire Heritage Empire Homestead¹

Tugs	Empire Harlequin⁶ Empire Harry⁶ Empire Hedda Empire Helen⁶ Empire Henchman⁶ Empire Hilda Empire Humphrey⁶

A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z

1 Coaster 2 Collier 3 CAM ship 4 Cargo liner 5 Refrigerated cargo ship 6 Coastal tug

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