 RFARegent (A486) in 1967 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFARegent |
| Ordered | 24 January 1963 |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff[1] |
| Yard number | 1658[1] |
| Laid down | 4 September 1964 |
| Launched | 9 March 1966 |
| Completed | 6 June 1967[1] |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1967 |
| Decommissioned | October 1992 |
| Identification | |
| Honours and awards | Falklands 1982 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 22,890long tons (23,257 t) full load |
| Length | 195.1 m (640 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 23.5 m (77 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 125 RFA + 44RNSTS + 11 Naval Air Detachment |
| Aircraft carried | 1 ×Wessex HU5 helicopter until April 1987 |
RFARegent (A486) was an ammunition, explosives and stores supply ship in theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). She was built byHarland & Wolff,[1] commissioned in 1967 and took part in theFalklands War.
She helped evacuate British nationals from Cyprus during the Turkish invasion 1974.[2]
After taking on stores at Glen Douglas and Plymouth, RFARegent sailed fromPlymouth on 19 April 1982 for Operation Corporate arriving in theTotal Exclusion Zone(TEZ) on 8 May. She was one of the last to return home arriving back on 15 September 1982. She was also deployed for the firstGulf War in 1991.[2]
Regent was decommissioned in October 1992. She sailed fromDevonport on 21 January 1993 under the nameShahzadelal, for the delivery run to the Indian breakers. She arrived atAlang for scrapping on 19 February 1993.[2]
