| RFA Fort Sandusky (A316) | |
|---|---|
 Ajax replenishing at sea from RFA Fort Sandusky | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | RFA Fort Sandusky |
| Laid down: | 11 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 25 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 13 February 1972 |
| Struck: | 1973 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: |
7,313 gross register tons (GRT) Net tonnage (NT) of 4,003 7,580 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 Sandusky (A316) was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Fort Sandusky was launched on 25 November 1944, and commissioned on 1 August 1945. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 13 January 1949, and decommissioned on 13 February 1972. Laid up at Rosyth, she arrived at Castellón for scrapping on 10 February 1973.
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