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	RFA Fort George (A388) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RFA Fort George (A388) is a combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
		Fort George was ordered from (Click link for more info and facts about Swan Hunter) Swan Hunter in late 1987.
		In early 2000, the ship was diverted to (A republic on the eastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975) Mozambique to help with relief efforts against devastating floods.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/rf/rfa_fort_george_(a388)3.htm (170 words)

	Royal Fleet Auxiliary Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The RFA really came into its own in World War II when the British fleet was often far from available bases, either due to the enemy capturing available bases, or, in the Pacific, the sheer distances involved.
		After 1945, the RFA assumed centre stage in supporting the operations of the Royal Navy in the many conflicts that the Navy was involved in.
		The RFA performed important service to the Far East Fleet off Korea from 1950 until 1953, when sustained carrier operations were again mounted in Pacific waters.
	www.artoftexans.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary (1240 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - RFA Fort George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort George, and her sister ship RFA Fort Victoria, combine the functions of ocean-going fast fleet support tanker and stores support ship - a new concept in logistics support policy at the time, as the prevailing fashion had been fro single-role support ships and tankers.
		RFA Fort George was laid down at Swan Hunter on Tyneside in March 1989, and was launched by Lady Annie Slater, wife of the then Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Jock Slater, just under two years, just under two years later.
		Fort George, returning to the UK from her role in Exercise Purple Star, off the American east coast, altered course and increased speed to reach the Canadian yacht.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/fortgeorge.asp (870 words)

	Naval Technology - RFA Fort Victoria Class - Fleet Replenishment Ships
		Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria (A387) was built by Harland and Wolff and her sister ship RFA Fort George (A388) was built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders.
		RFA Fort Victoria was part of the UK Royal Navy Task Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2004.
		RFA Fort Victoria is also fitted with a two-spot flight deck, a hangar and maintenance facilities for five Sea King-sized helicopters.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/victoria (774 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Fort George honoured for her work in Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort George, which has an RFA crew of 95, nine permanent Royal Navy staff, and 24 civilian stores personnel, left the UK in January for a deployment in the Gulf with HMS Illustrious.
		Admiral Essenhigh's Commendation said: "Fort George demonstrated her versatility and capability throughout all departments of the ship, often entering and operating in unfamiliar and inadequately charted areas around the Beira Peninsula without the assistance of reliable pilots or tugs.
		When Fort George finally arrived back in Plymouth on July 26 she had been away for 162 days, of which 136 had been spent at sea.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2000/0008/0000080902.asp (724 words)

	A javelin through the Straits of Gibraltar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The captain of the Fort George has an extra reason to prepare against possibly suicide attacks using fast speed-boats launched from the shores of Morocco: his vessel is loaded to the gunnels with diesel, kerosene for fighter planes and helicopters, ammunition, missiles, anti-submarine depth charges and 'ordinary' bombs of the kind dropped by planes.
		The Fort George - which is formally a 'Combined Fleet Support Tanker and Stores Ship' - not only carries all the supplies other vessels need during lengthy operations out at sea, but also houses a squadron of modern Merlin helicopters.
		On Wednesday, for example, the author of this report found himself 'stuck' onboard the Fort George as a powerful storm meant the helicopters were temporarily unable to take off at all.
	www2.rnw.nl /rnw/en/currentaffairs/region/internationalorganisations/nato050407?view=Standard (877 words)

	RFA Fort Austin (A386) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RFA Fort Austin (A386) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RFA Fort Austin (A386) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RFA Fort Austin (A386).
		RFA Fort Austin (A386) is a fleet stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
		Fort Austin was laid down at Scott Lithgow in 1975, launched in 1978 and commissioned in 1979.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/RFA-Fort-Austin-A386.html (171 words)

	RFA Fort George (A388) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RFA Fort George (A388) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RFA Fort George (A388) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RFA Fort George (A388).
		In early 2000, the ship was diverted to Mozambique to help with relief efforts against devastating floods.
		Africa continued to loom large for much of the rest of the year, as the Fort George accompanied HMS Illustrious to the coast of Sierra Leone to support British operations to restore stability to that country.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/RFA-Fort-George-A388.html (248 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 8 Jul 2003 (pt 10)
		RFA Fort Rosalie, Fort Austin and Fort Victoria were deployed as Fleet Replenishment ships, providing stores for the task group.
		RFA Argus was deployed in her role as Primary Casualty Receiving Facility.
		RFA Sea Crusader was used in the strategic sea lift role.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030708/text/30708w10.htm (1320 words)

	UK Defence Today: Wilkinson Sword of Peace - Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Ship’s Company of RFA Fort George, including embarked personnel from 820 Naval Air Squadron, displayed an outstanding level of commitment and ingenuity to the task of providing aid to the people of Mozambique.
		The Ship’s boats crews displayed exceptional determination to find navigable channels to riverside settlements was not always successful but their tenacity did allow closer contact with the local population, crucially building confidence with the people.
		RFA Fort George provided a mix of personnel from three different Services: the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Royal Navy and the Supply and Transport Officer (Navy).
	news.mod.uk /stories/2001/aug/citations.htm (1961 words)

	RFA Fort George (A388) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort George was ordered from Swan Hunter in late 1987.
		As with Fort Victoria, the ship received the Phalanx CIWS in a refit, in 1999.
		Late in the year, during a deployment in the Mediterranean, the ship helped passengers of the Greek ferry Express Samina which had run aground during a storm.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/RFA-Fort-George-(A388).htm (226 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Two Fleet Air Arm Sea King helicopters from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort George rescued 14 people from a sinking cargo vessel in the north Arabian Sea on 27 January.
		RFA Fort George was the task force vessel closest to the ship's position, and she launched a pair of Sea King helicopters to rescue the crew, the Parveen Sagar's master having decided to abandon ship.
		The fourteen rescued were brought back safely to Fort George, which is en route for an Omani port to land them.
	news.mod.uk /news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1379 (159 words)

	RFA Fort George Completes Refit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RFA Fort George (A388) left the River Tyne today following the completion of a two month refit at the Cammell Laird yard at Hebburn.
		However, following a number of cancelled contracts Cammell Laird were forced to call in the receivers in April this year.
		The departure of Fort George marks the end of work at the Tyneside yard, which will now be placed in mothballs retaining only a skeleton staff, pending sale.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/News/3august01.htm (110 words)

	Homecoming for sailors - This Is The North East archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort George was built at Swan Hunter's yard, in Wallsend, North Tyneside, and launched in 1991.
		The RFA Fort George, using her five helicopters, helped distribute food, water, medical supplies and relief stores.
		The Fort George will be going to Norway for Navy exercises in the New Year and to the US later in the year.
	archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk /2003/12/15/67839.html (266 words)

	Fort class replenishment ship - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Fort class fleet replenishment ships, of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, combine the missions of a tanker and stores supply ship.
		The Fort class ships were therefore expected to defend both themselves and the Type 23 with the Sea Wolf vertical launch surface-to-air missile (SAM).
		Fort Victoria was built by Harland & Wolff and Fort George by Swan Hunter and the ships entered service in 1993.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Fort_class_replenishment_ship (163 words)

	Oil Tankers and Coaling Ships
		A387 Fort Victoria at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005, with A388 RFA Fort George and A390 RFA Wave Ruler in the background.
		RFA Fort Victoria at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
		RFA Fort George at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /auxiliaries.htm (2584 words)

	Royal Navy: 11 Oct 05
		The regeneration of Sea King helicopter pilot and observer training by 771 Squadron has been consolidated by a three aircraft embarkation in RFA Fort George for the Operational Conversional Phase (OCP).
		We have had a very successful embarkation which could not have been achieved without the superb support of the Captain and crew of RFA Fort George”.
		The successful completion of the embarked phase means that the students are nearing the end of their OCP with the Squadron and can look forward to being awarded their coveted ‘Wings’ in December.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/9674.html (321 words)

	Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The RFA really came into its own in WWII when the British fleet was often far from available bases, either due to the enemy capturing available bases, or, in the Pacific, the sheer distances involved.
		The RFA is partially civilian and partially military manned.
		There are three classes of tankers in service, the fast fleet tankers of the Wave class, and the slower support tankers of the Leaf and Rover classes.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=RFA (964 words)

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		The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world.
		Its main function is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel and supplies.
		When any of the six ships are not needed for military use, they will be available for commercial hire.
	www.homestayfinder.com /Dictionary.aspx?q=Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary (979 words)

	3/0 Dave Grace RFA talks about his sea career change from the Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, by joining the RFA I was continuing in the same line of work, which I had previously enjoyed in the RN with the added advantage of gaining my qualifications in the process.
		The RFA was also able to offer a tailored college package to study for the relevant exams required by the MCA.
		So all in all the RFA was a very attractive option for someone in my position and I was pleased to receive a job offer.
	www.marine-society.org /files/davegrace.html (974 words)

	Meanwhile, back in Whitehall . . .
		On Tuesday, George Foulkes, her ministerial colleague at DfID, phoned Mr Spellar to tell him that the MoD's response was "crazy".
		She brought the row fully into the public domain by declaring that she had "turned down" the MoD for overcharging her - breaking the convention that Cabinet ministers do not criticise colleagues in public.
		Downing Street sought to quash any talk of a row, but her outburst clearly angered Number 10, which is bitter that the spat overshadowed its announcement that RFA Fort George was on its way to Mozambique.
	www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/03/05/nmoz105.html (683 words)

	RFA Stores Ships
		RFA Tarbatness, one of three in this class.
		George has quite a library of photo's that he has taken
		Tugs eye view of the stern of Fort George.
	home.freeuk.net /rfa.graphical/stores.html (115 words)

	Shipping Intelligence - This Is The West Country archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RFA Argus turned around on the Duchy Wharf.
		Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment vessel Fort Victoria A387 (28,821/93) arrived from the Clyde and anchored in the bay.
		RFA Wave Ruler A390 (23,294/02) arrived in Falmouth Bay and anchored.
	archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk /2004/01/22/21503.html (554 words)

	untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In September, the RFA vessel 'Fort George' was at the final stages of a major refit at Tyne Tees Dockyard.
		The air coolers were inspected by appointed RFA engineering staff at several stages throughout the cleaning and testing process, and all parties were extremely satisfied with the results achieved.
		Advocating ultrasonic cleaning techniques for many years, in 1992 Hedley Engineering created massive cost savings for the operators of the mv 'Arctic' by successfully cleaning and servicing the charge air coolers from the vessel's MAN V52/55 main engine, after several previous attempts at cleaning at various shipyards had proved inadequate.
	www.hedley.co.uk /pr1.htm (425 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The vessel is now completing her operational sea training and has been redelivered to RFA Management.
		RFA Sir Bedivere returns for 2nd refit in 18 months
		September saw the return of the RFA Sir Bedivere to Bidston Dry-dock following an arduous year’s service in the Gulf and elsewhere.
	www.nsluk.net /Projects.htm (437 words)

	Port Of Liverpool - Official Website
		In addition, NSL carried out the refit and maintenance programme of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort George at Port Glasgow, where the company leased the Inchgreen drydock for the work, transporting equipment, shipyard/project team and workforce 280 miles from the Mersey to carry out the work.
		This was followed by the RFA vessel Sir Bedivere, which came into the Bidston yard in autumn 2003.
		The company also took on the emergency drydocking of the RFA Brambleleaf, taking on the Inchgreen drydock once again for this work.
	www.portofliverpool.co.uk /new/marineserv.htm (540 words)

	Untitled Document
		The aircraft and crewmembers are assigned to Air Anti- Submarine Squadron (VS) 32 based out of Jacksonville, Fla. The S-3B Viking is a twinjet aircraft used for anti- submarine and anti-surface warfare as well as aerial refueling.
		This puts the armed forces on a war footing and was made due to specific threats and where an attack is believed to be imminent.
		October 13th: USS Cole (DDG-67) part of the George Washington battle group was attacked by terrorists today at Aden while refuelling.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/3702/newsb2000.htm (1130 words)

	Captain Peter Daniels RFA, Chief Engineer: a profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		My first shore appointment came in June 1985 when I was appointed to Empress State Building in London as Engineer Superintendent to represent the RFA on the AOR Project during the tender award phase.
		After contract award I was appointed to stand by the building of RFA Sir Galahad as Superintendent at the Swan Hunter shipyard and subsequently sailed in her as the first Chief Engineer Officer in 1988.
		After a short relieving appointment in RFA Fort Victoria I was sent to RFA Fort George and am now in RFA Gold Rover in the Caribbean.
	www.marine-society.org /profile/peter_daniels.html (627 words)

	Ship returns to birthplace - This Is The North East archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Fort George will berth at the Tyne Bulk Terminal, Jarrow, for a five-day visit to Tyneside.
		RFA Fort George was built at the Swan Hunter yard and was launched in 1991.
		The ship is affiliated to South Tyneside and, during the visit, will renew links with South Tyneside Borough Council, Newcastle Nautical College and the local Sea Cadet Unit, TS Collingwood.
	archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk /2003/12/11/68141.html (113 words)

	More photo's from RFA Fort George at T200 at Toys Out Of The Pram - unofficial Royal Fleet Auxiliary site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Even if the Official T200 web site does not list the RFA Fort George as attending, the following pictures were taken during the Fleet Review onboard the George.
		The RFA Fort George was host ship for the RNR and RMR.
		This site does not represent the views or opinions of the Commodore RFA or the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service, unless otherwise stated.
	www.toysoutofthepram.co.uk /html/more_t200.html (93 words)

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