RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)

RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)

RFA "Fort Rosalie" (A186) was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Built by United Shipyards Montreal and initially completed as a stores ship but converted to an armament stores issuing ship at Portsmouth 1947/8. She served in the Pacific Fleet Train and remained in the Far East until 1951. She took part in the "Operation Grapple" thermonuclear weapon test at Christmas Island in 1957. The ship was fitted with cargo lifts 1959/60.

External links

* [http://www.rfa.mod.uk/rfa/html/flotilla/fortgrange.html RFA Website]
* [http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/fortrosalie.asp Navynews.co.uk entry]


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