RFA Stromness (A344)
RFA Stromness (A344) was a fleet stores ship which served the Royal Fleet Auxiliary until sold to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command in 1983. While in the service of British forces, it saw service in the Falklands War. After the sale to the United States, it was renamed USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10) and acted as a combat stores ship until it was deactivated in 2009; it was able to supply two other ships at once. In 2010, it was sunk in an exercise by the U.S. Carrier Strike Group Two off the coast of North Carolina.
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RFA Stromness (A344)
RFA Stromness (A344) was a fleet stores ship which served the Royal Fleet Auxiliary until sold to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command in 1983. While in the service of British forces, it saw service in the Falklands War. After the sale to the United States, it was renamed USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10) and acted as a combat stores ship until it was deactivated in 2009; it was able to supply two other ships at once. In 2010, it was sunk in an exercise by the U.S. Carrier Strike Group Two off the coast of North Carolina.
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RFA Stromness (A344) was a fle ...... f the coast of North Carolina.
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1983-01-01
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2009-04-06
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1983-01-01
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1965-10-05
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1.594104e+2
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1964-12-07
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2.19456e+1
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1966-09-16
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Sold to USA
Sunk 27 October 2010
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1983-01-01
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Fitted with a flight deck but ...... MH-60 or Super Puma post-refit
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*RFA: Ness-class fleet stores ship
*USA: Sirius-class combat stores ship
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*RFA: 110 RFA + 50 Stores Working Party
*USA: 123 Civilian, 47 Navy
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United Kingdom
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Sold to USA
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*Callsign: NADH
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1983-01-01
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1965-10-05
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1966-09-16
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RFA Stromness
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USNS Saturn
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1964-12-07
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2009-04-06
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RFA Stromness (A344) was a fle ...... f the coast of North Carolina.
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