| RFA Fort Langley (A230) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | RFA Fort Langley |
| Launched: | 31 October 1944, as Montebello Park |
| Commissioned: | 18 May 1945, as Fort Langley |
| Decommissioned: | February 1970 |
| Struck: | 1970 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: |
7,263 gross register tons (GRT) Net tonnage (NT) of 4,018 7,543 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam: | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 ihp (1,864 kW) 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range: | 11,400 nmi (21,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 115 |
| Armament: |
World War II : • 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun • 8 × 20 mm AA guns |
RFA Fort Langley (A230) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
The ship was launched on October 1944 as Montebello Park, and was commissioned on 18 May 1945 as Fort Langley. Transferred to the RFA in May 1954, she was decommissioned in February 1970, and laid up at Devonport. Fort Langley arrived at Bilbao for scrapping on 21 July 1970.
See also[]
- RFA Fort Charlotte (A236)
- RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
- RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)
- Fort Cataraqui (ship)
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