Ammunition Ships


RFA Resurgent, A lovely old ship
Taken about 1969 on my instamatic camera.
I think that this is anchored in Singapore.

RFA - Resurgent - Old Ammunition & Stores ship


RFA-Resurgent replenishing Hermes viewed from Olmeda Resurgent, taken from Olmeda in the Mediterranean
This was a three ship RAS (Replenishment At Sea)

Exercising in the Mediterranean
Resurgent under 'attack' from
American fast missile boats.
RFA - Attack exercise Mid Mediterranean - American missile ships

RFA - Resurgent at anchor At anchor off the Island of Rhodes.


Fort Austin, a newer class of ship.
Capable of stores and ammunition, seen here
alongside in Gibraltar preparing to go
to the Falklands war

RFA - Fort Austin - Ammunition and Stores ship


RFA - Regent from helicopter
RFA Regent, a now retired class of stores and
ammunition ship.

RFA Resource, sister ship to the Regent
also retired
RFA - Resource aerial photo by George Mortimore

RFA - Fort Victoria - Fast replenishment ship - One Stop RFA Fort Victoria, the latest class of replenishment
ship, capable of stores, ammunition and fuel. Hence
the name of 'onestops'

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