This is a list of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

The list is categorised into two sections: the first section is Active, which comprises the currently operated replenishment ships, while the second section is Decommissioned, including all replenishment ships that were previously in operation.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Royal Navy adopted a more efficient pennant number system. In this framework, the letter A was assigned to auxiliaries, referring to vessels that are part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Active

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary operates four Tide-class fast fleet tankers (Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce) to supply fuel, fresh water, and certain dry stores, alongside the multi-role Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler (lead ship Fort Victoria) which caters to a broader array of supplies including ammunition and food. These vessels are essential for providing Replenishment at Sea (RAS) to the Royal Navy, NATO, and allied forces, utilising both underway replenishment methods (via rigs) and vertical replenishment techniques (helicopters) (VERTREP). Additionally, a new generation of Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships, commencing with RFA Resurgent, is currently under construction to enhance this logistical support.

Tankers

The Tide class are classed as ‘fast tankers’ and can achieve a fully-loaded speed of in sea state 5. These ships are the result of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) project being part restored due to the need to replace the ageing single hulled-tankers.

List of current tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Class / Type Ship Pennant No. Image In service Out of service Service life Status (II) fast fleet tanker A139 30 July 2019 — Active A138 20 February 2019 — Active A137 2 August 2018 — In extended readiness - uncrewed reserve - as of April 2024; being reactivated as of late 2025 A136 27 November 2017 — Active

Replenishment ships

In November 2018, RFA Fort Victoria completed a refit with the intention to keep her in active service until replaced by one of the new Fleet Solid Support Ships. The modifications to her also included the ability to provide solid stores replenishment to the two s.

List of current Replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Class / Type Ship Pennant No. Image In service Out of service Service life Status replenishment oiler A387 24 June 1994 — In extended readiness - uncrewed reserve - as of late 2024

Decommissioned

Tankers & oilers Wave-class fast fleet tanker (2003) Wave Knight Wave Ruler Leaf-class support tanker, A. B. Uddevalla type (1981) Oakleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Cammell Laird type (1979) Orangeleaf Appleleaf Brambleleaf Bayleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden type (1973) Cherryleaf Rover-class small fleet tanker (1969) Green Rover Blue Rover Grey Rover Gold Rover Black Rover Dale-class mobile reserve tanker (1967) Derwentdale Dewdale Ennerdale Ol-class large fleet tanker (1965) Olmeda Olna Olwen Tide (I)-class fleet replenishment tanker (1963) Tidespring Tidepool Leaf-class support tanker, Blythswood Shipbuilding Company type (1960) Pearleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Blyth Drydock & Engineering Company type (1960) Plumleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Furness Shipbuilding Company type (1959) Bayleaf Brambleleaf Orangeleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Bartram type (1959) Appleleaf Leaf-class support tanker, Sir James Laing type (1959)

Tide (I)-class fleet replenishment tanker (1955) Tidereach Tideflow Tidesurge Tide Austral Eddy-class coastal tanker (1953) Eddybeach Eddybay Eddycliff Eddycreek Eddyrock Eddyreef Eddyfirth Eddyness Surf-class freighting tanker (1951) Surf Patrol Surf Pioneer Ol-class coastal tanker (1946) Birchol Oakol Rowenol Teakol Fleet tanker (1946) Olna Fast replenishment oiler (1945) Northmark Wave-class replenishment oiler (1944) Wave Baron Wave Chief Wave Emperor Wave Governor Wave Liberator Wave Protector Wave Regent Wave Ruler Wave Sovereign Wave Victor Wave King Wave Monarch Wave Duke Wave Knight Wave Laird Wave Prince Wave Protector Wave Master Wave Commander Wave Conqueror Ranger-class small fleet tanker (1941) Gold Ranger Gray Ranger Green Ranger Black Ranger Blue Ranger Brown Ranger Sprite-class aviation spirits carrier (1941) Airsprite Nasprite Dale-class oiler (1940) Dewdale Darkdale Derwentdale Dingledale Dinsdale Denbydale Eaglesdale Easedale Ennerdale Echodale Dale-class oiler (1938) Cairndale Cedardale Dale-class oiler (1937) Abbeydale Aldersdale Arndale Bishopdale Boardale Broomdale Ol-class fleet tanker (1936) Olcades Oligarch Olynthus Olwen Olna Oleander War-class fleet oiler (1918) War Afridi War Bahadur War Bharata War Brahmin War Diwan War Gaekwar War Ghurka War Hindoo War Jemadar War Krishna War Mehtar War Nawab War Nizam War Pathan War Pindari War Rajah War Ranee War Sepoy War Shikari War Sirdar War Subadar War Sudra Leaf-class tankers (5,000 ton class) (1917) Appleleaf Brambleleaf Cherryleaf Orangeleaf Pearleaf Plumleaf Leaf-class tankers (1916) Ashleaf Aspenleaf Bayleaf Beechleaf Birchleaf Boxleaf Briarleaf Laureleaf Limeleaf Mapleleaf Palmleaf Roseleaf Vineleaf Dockleaf Elmleaf Fernleaf Hollyleaf Oakleaf Ol-class tankers (1918) Dredgol Belgol-class tankers (2000 ton class) (1917) Belgol Celerol Fortol Francol Montenol Prestol Rapidol Serbol Slavol Vitol PLA oil barges (ex-Port of London Authority) (1916) Barkol Battersol Blackol Greenol Purfol Silverol Creosol-class tankers (1000 ton class) (1916) Birchol Boxol Creosol Distol Ebonol Elderol Elmol Hickorol Kimmerol Larchol Limol Mixol Oakol Palmol Philol Scotol Sprucol Teakol Viscol Ol-class tankers (1915) Ferol Collier and distilling ship (1915) Hungerford Fleet oiler (1915) Nucula Fleet oiler (1915) Delphinula Fleet oiler (1911) Burma Collier (1908) Mercedes Collier (tanker after 1907) (1901) Kharki

Replenishment ships

Fort Victoria or Fort (II)-class replenishment oiler (1994) Fort George Fort Rosalie or Fort (I)-class replenishment ship (1978) Fort Rosalie Fort Austin Regent-class armament stores ship (1967) Regent Resource Ness class stores support ship (1966) Lyness Stromness Tarbatness Hebe-class stores freighter (1962) Hebe Bacchus Air Stores Support Ship (1957) Reliant Retainer-class armaments/victualling stores issuing ship (1954) Retainer Resurgent Fort class stores ship (1944) Fort Beauharnois Fort Charlotte Fort Constantine Fort Dunvegan Fort Duquesne Fort Langley Fort Rosalie Fort Sandusky Spa-class coastal water carriers (1942) Spa Spabeck Spabrook Spaburn Spalake Spapool Fresh-class water carrier Freshbrook Freshburn Freshener Freshet Freshford Freshlake Freshmere Freshpond Freshpool Freshspray Freshspring Freshtarn Freshwater Freshwell Stores Issuing Hulk (1941) Demeter Robert Dundas-class coastal store carrier (1938) Robert Dundas Robert Middleton Stores Freighter (1936) Bacchus Distilling Ship / Stores Ship (1915) Bacchus Armament Stores Carrier (1902) Bison

See also Fleet solid support ship Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme Combat stores ship Replenishment oiler

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