Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler

*Fort Victoria* class
	Fort Victoria
Class overview
Name	Fort Victoria class
Builders	Harland and Wolff : Fort Victoria; Swan Hunter : Fort George;
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship
Succeeded by	Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme
Built	1988–1991
In commission	1993–
Planned	6
Completed	2
Cancelled	4
Active	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Class and type	Replenishment oiler
Displacement	32,300 long tons (32,818 t) full load
Length	203 m (666 ft 0 in)
Beam	30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Draught	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts, Crossley-Pielstick V-16 diesels, 23,904 bhp (17,825 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	95 RFA / 15 RN / 154 FAA / 24 RNSTS civilians
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Type 993 3-D surveillance; Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NATO Seagnat countermeasures launchers; Type 182 towed decoy;
Armament	2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon / BMARC KAA guns in GAM-B01 mounts; (Sea Wolf SAM VLS) (originally envisaged but never fit);
Aircraft carried	Up to 5 × Sea King or Merlin helicopters (3 in hangar)

The Fort Victoria or Fort II class is a class of replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a role that combines the missions of a tanker and stores supply ship. As such they are designated auxiliary oiler replenisher (AOR). They are tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. There were two ships in the class, Fort Victoria and Fort George; the latter being taken out of service and despatched for scrapping at a Turkish breakers as a consequence of budgetary cutbacks.

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