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Eddy-class Coastal Tanker (1953)
The Eddy-class coastal tankers were a series of eight replenishment oilers used by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. They were built from 1951 to 1953 tasked with transporting and providing fuel and other liquids to Royal Navy vessels and stations around the world. History There were originally ten ships planned in the class, although the final two were cancelled in 1952. Originally designed to act as fleet attendant oilers, in this role the ships were obsolete almost as soon as they were built due to the increasing prevalence of replenishment at sea, and their role was refocused to coastal transport duties. Most of the class had relatively short service careers, although ''Eddyfirth'' remained in service until 1981. Several of the vessels were based at Gibraltar in the Mediterranean for most of their service years. Ships See also * List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary * T1 tanker US coastal tanker * T2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auxiliary Replenishment Ship Classes
Auxiliary may refer to: In language * Auxiliary language (other) * Auxiliary verb In military and law enforcement * Auxiliary police * Auxiliaries, civilians or quasi-military personnel who provide support of some kind to a military service ** Auxiliaries (Roman military) In religion * Auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church * Auxiliary organization (LDS Church) In technology * Auxiliary input jack and auxiliary cable, generally for audio ** frequently associated with mobile device audio * Aux-send of a mixing console * An auxiliary port is a common port found on many Cisco routers for CLI access. * A backup site or system Other uses * Auxiliary route, also known as "special route", in road transportation ** An auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the United States * Auxiliary ship is a naval vessel designed to operate in support of combat ships and other naval operations * Auxiliary (fraternity or sorority) * A marching band color guard * Auxil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Replenishment Oiler
A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers. The US Navy hull classification symbol, United States Navy's hull classification symbol for this type of ship was 'AOR' (Auxiliary Oil Replenishment). Replenishment oilers are slower and carry fewer dry stores than the US Navy's modern fast combat support ships, which carry the classification 'AOE'. In 2020 the US Navy began to develop a new type of ship, the 'AOL' or List of United States Navy oilers#Light Replenishment Oilers (T-AOL), light replenishment oiler; construction of the first is planned for 2026. History The development of the "oiler" paralleled the change from coal- to oil-fired boilers in warships. Prior to the adoption of oil fired machinery, navies could extend the range of their ships either by maintaining coaling stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T2 Tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large numbers in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of 1945. They were used to transport fuel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and sometimes Petroleum, black oil-crude oil. After the war, many T2s remained in use, and as with other hastily-built World War II ships later converted to peacetime uses, there were safety concerns. The United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation in 1952 found that in cold weather the ships were prone to metal fatigue (material), fatigue cracking; in response to this finding, surviving ships were "belted" with steel straps. This occurred after two T2s, and , split in two off Cape Cod within hours of each other. ''Pendleton''s sinking is memorialized in the 2016 film ''The Finest Hours (2016 film), The Finest Hours''. Engineering inquiries into the problem sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T1 Tanker
The T1 tanker or T1 are a class of sea worthy small tanker ships used to transport fuel oil before and during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. The T1 tanker classification is still in use today. T1 tankers are about in length and are able to sustain a top speed of about . The hull designation AO is used by the US Navy to denote the ship is a T1 oil tanker and AOG that the T1 is a gasoline tanker. The small size allows the T1 to enter just about any sea port or to anchor around a small island, this was very useful during the Pacific War. The T1 tanker can carry about 48,000 to 280,000 bbls. Some T1 tankers were used to transport goods other than oil, a few were used for black oil-crude oil, diesel, chemicals and rarely bulk cargo like grain. T1 tankers are also called liquid cargo carriers. The T1 tanker has about a 6,000 to 35,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) of cargo. The small size also gives the ships short turn around time for repair, cleaning, loading and unload ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Replenishment Ships Of The Royal Fleet Auxiliary
This is a list of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. Active Tankers * Tide (II)-class fast fleet tanker (2017) ** ** '' ''Tiderace'''' (in extended readiness - uncrewed reserve) ** '' ''Tidesurge'''' ** '' ''Tideforce'''' Replenishment ships * ''Fort Victoria'' or Fort (II)-class replenishment oiler (1994) ** ''Fort Victoria'' (in extended readiness - uncrewed reserve - as of late 2024) Decommissioned Tankers & oilers * 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'' ** ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blyth Shipbuilding Company
The Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. was a British shipbuilding, shipyard located in Blyth, Northumberland, Blyth, Northumberland, England. Company history Early history Shipbuilding began on the site on the south bank of the River Blyth, Northumberland, River Blyth in 1811. In the 1840s the yard was purchased by Beaumont and Drummond. In 1863 the yard was taken over by Hodgson and Soulsby who repaired and built small wooden sailing ships. Foundation On 2 March 1883 the Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. was Companies House, registered as a Limited company, limited liability company. It built Freight liner (ship), cargo liners, Tramp trade, tramp steamers and Collier (ship type), colliers. The fifth ship built at the yard was for the shipping company Stephens and Mawson of Newcastle. Daniel Stephens eventually became a Board of directors, Director, and then the Chairman of the company. World War I In 1914 a cargo ship under construction was purchased by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renfrew
Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397. As the county town, Renfrew once was a centre of local government for the surrounding area. Whilst the county remained known as "Renfrewshire", the focus of local government gradually shifted from Renfrew to its larger neighbour Paisley. Following the reorganisation of 1996, Renfrewshire was divided for local government purposes into three modern council areas: Renfrewshire, with considerably smaller boundaries than the old county, including Renfrew and with its administrative centre at Paisley; Inverclyde with its centre at Greenock, covering the western part of the county; and East Renfrewshire, with its centre at Giffnock. The boundaries of the historic County of Renfrew remain for a number of ceremoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobnitz
Lobnitz & Company (established with William Simons & Co.) was a Scottish shipbuilding company located at Renfrew on the River Clyde, west of the Renfrew Ferry crossing and east of the confluence with the River Cart. The Lobnitz family lived at Chapeltoun House in East Ayrshire. The company built dredgers, floating docks, fishing boats, tugboats and workboats. History The company was descended from Coulburn Lobnitz & Company, established in 1874, and the adjacent shipyard of William Simons & Co, established in 1860. Coulborn Lobnitz had in turn evolved from the 1847 firm of James Henderson & Son, at Ship dock, Renfrew, which became Henderson, Coulborn & Co. In 1874, Lobnitz took over the business, which was renamed Lobnitz, Coulborn & Co. Both builders specialised in the construction of dredgers and hopper barges. The two companies amalgamated in 1957 as Simons-Lobnitz Ltd. Faced with declining business the Renfrew yard finally closed in 1964, after some 1300 dredgers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarrow
''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. The plant is Native species, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in New Zealand and Australia. Used by some animals, the plant may have somewhat toxic properties, although historically it has been employed for medicinal purposes. Description ''Achillea millefolium'' is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant that produces one to several stems in height, and has a spreading rhizomatous growth form. Cauline and more or less clasping, the leaves appear spirally and evenly along the stem, with the largest and most Petiole (botany), petiolate towards the base; they are long and fernlike, divided Pinnation, bipinnately or tripinnately. The infloresc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
