§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will name the vessels currently in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, giving the date of construction and the life expectancy of each vessel.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe names and construction completion dates of the ships currently in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are listed below.
Ship Completion date Olwen 1965 Olna 1966 Olmeda 1965 Grey Rover 1970 Blue Rover 1970 Gold Rover 1974 Black Rover 1974 Brambleleaf 1976 Bayleaf 1982 Orangeleaf 1982 Oakleaf 1981 Resource 1967 Regent 1967 Fort Grange 1978 Fort Austin 1979 Sir Bedivere 1967 Sir Geraint 1967 Sir Percivale 1968 Sir Tristram 11965 Sir Galahad 1987 Argus 21988 Diligence 21984 Notes:
1Rebuilt in 1985.
2 RFA in-service date after conversion from commercial use.
All RFA vessels are maintained to Department of Transport and Lloyd's survey standards and their service life expectancy is kept under regular review. It is not our policy to provide details on the life expectancy of individual vessels.